tilt

Tilt is defined as to tip or slope in one direction.

(verb)

An example of to tilt is to turn one's head to the side.

The definition of a tilt is a tip or a slope.

(noun)

An example of a tilt is the condition of a cup on its side.

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See tilt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

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

Origin: 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
    1. the act of tilting, or sloping
    2. the condition or angle of being tilted; slope or slant
  4. Informal a leaning, bias, etc.

Related Forms:

noun

a cloth covering or canopy of a boat, stall, cart, etc.

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

transitive verb

to furnish or cover with a tilt

See tilt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tilts
verb, transitive
  1. To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline: tilt a soup bowl; tilt a chair backward.
  2. a. To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust.
    b. To charge (an opponent); attack.
  3. To forge with a tilt hammer.
verb, intransitive
  1. To slope; incline. See Synonyms at slant.
  2. To favor one side over another in a dispute; lean: “His views tilt unmistakably to the Arab position” (William Safire).
  3. a. To fight with lances; joust.
    b. To engage in a combat or struggle; fight: tilting at injustices.
noun
  1. The act of tilting or the condition of being tilted.
  2. a. An inclination from the horizontal or vertical; a slant: adjusting the tilt of a writing table.
    b. A sloping surface, as of the ground.
  3. a. A tendency to favor one side in a dispute: the court's tilt toward conservative rulings.
    b. An implicit preference; a bias: “pitilessly illuminates the inaccuracies and tilts of the press” (Nat Hentoff).
  4. a. A medieval sport in which two mounted knights with lances charged together and attempted to unhorse one another.
    b. A thrust or blow with a lance.
  5. A combat, especially a verbal one; a debate.
  6. A tilt hammer.
  7. New England See seesaw. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English tilten, to cause to fall

Origin: , perhaps of Scandinavian origin

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Related Forms:

  • tiltˈer noun

noun
A canopy or an awning for a boat, wagon, or cart.
transitive verb tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tilts
To cover (a vehicle) with a canopy or an awning.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English telte, tent

Origin: , from Old English teld

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