Cant Over (Verb)
Meaning
Heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The ship's mast began to cant over in the strong gust of wind.
- Due to the tremors, the lighthouse started to cant over, threatening its entire structure.
- Cant over quickly, and we might be able to right the sailboat before it's too late.
- It appears that the heavy snowfall has caused the utility pole to cant over.
- The foundation issue has caused the skyscraper to slowly cant over throughout the years.