transitive verb

1. to cause to slope or slant; tip
2. 1. to poise or thrust (a lance) in or as in a tilt
   2. to charge at (one's opponent) in a tilt
3. to forge or hammer with a tilt hammer
4. to direct (a discussion, policy, etc.) so as to favor a particular opinion or side

Etymology: ME tilten, to be overthrown, totter, prob. < OE *tieltan < tealt, shaky, unstable; akin to Swed tulta, to totter < IE base *del-, to waddle, totter > Sans dulā, she who totters

intransitive verb

1. to slope; incline; slant; tip
2. to poise or thrust one's lance, or to charge (at one's opponent) in a tilt
3. to take part in a tilt or joust
4. to dispute, argue, contend, attack, etc.
5. to have, or come to have, a bias or inclination in favor of a particular opinion or side in a dispute

noun

1. a medieval contest in which two armed horsemen thrust with lances in an attempt to unseat each other; joust
2. any spirited contest, contention, dispute, etc. between persons
3. a thrust or parry, as with a lance
4. 1. the act of tilting, or sloping
   2. the condition or angle of being tilted; slope or slant
5. ☆ Informal a leaning, bias, etc.

noun

Etymology: ME telte < OE teld, tent, akin to Ger zelt

transitive verb