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Tilt   /tɪlt/   Listen
Tilt

noun
1.
A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances.  Synonym: joust.
2.
A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.  Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation.
3.
A slight but noticeable partiality.
4.
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.  Synonyms: inclination, lean, leaning, list.  "The ship developed a list to starboard" , "He walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
5.
Pitching dangerously to one side.  Synonyms: careen, rock, sway.
verb
(past & past part. tilted; pres. part. tilting)
1.
To incline or bend from a vertical position.  Synonyms: angle, lean, slant, tip.
2.
Heel over.  Synonyms: cant, cant over, pitch, slant.  "The ceiling is slanting"
3.
Move sideways or in an unsteady way.  Synonyms: careen, shift, wobble.
4.
Charge with a tilt.



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"Tilt" Quotes from Famous Books



... way," as Blount uttered an ejaculation of disgust. "He ran full tilt into me and when I tried to arrest him he drew his revolver on me. By good luck I got him ...
— The Perils of Pauline • Charles Goddard
... hands in his pockets, and stared out of the window which looked down from a seemingly great height over the turquoise sea. He could see a train from Italy tearing along a curve of the green and golden coast, like a dark knight charging full tilt toward the foe, a white plume swept back from his helmet. Suddenly the smooth blue surface of the sea was broken by the rush of a motor-boat practising for a forthcoming race, a mere buzzing feather ...
— The Guests Of Hercules • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
... state of health rendered it necessary that a dray should be prepared for his transport, and I requested Mr. Browne to superintend every possible arrangement for his comfort. A dray was accordingly lined with sheep skins, and had a flannel tilt, as the nights were exceedingly cold, and he could not be moved to a fire. I had also a swing cot made, with pullies to raise him up when he should feel disposed to ...
— Expedition into Central Australia • Charles Sturt
... fled—fled down a path leading somewhere or nowhere, till she found herself at the other side of the house, and ran full tilt against Bessie, who was coming out to see what was happening. For sounds carried far in the clear frosty air, and visitors were an event at the little ...
— Robin Redbreast - A Story for Girls • Mary Louisa Molesworth
... big, Irish heart, and it swelled with indignation when Scotty was put up for execution. She shrewdly guessed that McAllister was nearing the limit of his strength, and thought she might try a tilt with him. So as he tramped angrily up and down the platform, she reached out, when his back was turned, and whisked ...
— The Silver Maple • Marian Keith


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