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tilt¹ Definition

tilt (tilt)

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

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

tilt¹ Related Forms
tilter noun
tilt¹ Idioms

(at) full tilt

at full speed; with the greatest force

tilt² Definition

tilt (tilt)

noun

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

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

transitive verb

to furnish or cover with a tilt

tilt Synonyms

tilt

n.

  1. An incline

    slant, slope, angle, dip, rake, drop, fall, slide; see also inclination 5.

    Antonyms floor*, flat land, level surface.

  2. An encounter

    joust, bout, conflict, contest, struggle, skirmish, collision, scrimmage, fracas, tussle, scuffle, meet; see also attack 1, fight 1.

at full tilt

at full speed, charging, speeding; see moving 1.

tilt Synonyms

tilt

v.

  1. To incline

    slant, tip, turn, set at an angle, lean, slope, rake, slouch, shift, dip, sway, make oblique, turn edgewise; see also bend 2.

    Antonyms straighten*, level, bring into line.

  2. To encounter

    dispute, argue, contend, attack, charge, thrust, combat; see also fight 2.

tilt Usage Examples

Object

  • mirror: I tilted the mirror, inspecting my tongue, my palette.
  • balance: A combination of factors finally tilted the balance against the Germans.
  • head: Tilt the head of your bed upwards four inches.
  • axis: This system gives quite a wide range of friction control down to virtual zero drag and operates on both pan and tilt axis.

Converse of object

  • adjust: Use the keyboard tray mechanism, or keyboard feet, to adjust the tilt.

Preposition: at

  • windmill: TS Eden was a glorious tilt at a windmill.
  • angle: However, the Moon's orbit is tilted at a slight angle.

Adjective modifier

  • axial: If there was no axial tilt, there would be no seasons.
  • pelvic: This forward pelvic tilt also allows more internal rotation than happens when the pelvis is held in neutral alignment.
  • lateral: The sky line radiograph taken at 30 degrees of knee flexion may show lateral tilt of the patella onto the lateral facet.
  • treble: Control features include source, bass and treble tilt, listening axis, volume, time-compensated balance and absolute phase.
  • slight: The fork does indeed appear to have a slight upward tilt to its handle.

Modifies a noun

  • angle: Allows the user to: 1. Put image tilt angles into header.
  • sensor: Archers McLeans Mercury anyone with a full tilt sensor instead of using keys?
  • hammer: He may have seen this water driven tilt hammer used for crushing metal ore in Yorkshire.

Noun used with modifier

  • talar: Mechanics of the anterior draw and talar tilt tests.
  • patella: This demonstrates subluxation, patella tilt, lateral patella hyperpressure and any arthritis or thining of the articular cartilage.
  • dipole: No systematic variation in the dipole tilt angle was observed which could explain these observations.
  • mercury: Doesnât help that Wario Ware Twisted features a mercury tilt switch!

Preposition: in

  • favor: The Green Paper ignores the way in which planning legislation is tilted in favor of the developer.

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