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tilt
1[ tilt ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant.
- to rush at or charge, as in a joust.
- to hold poised for attack, as a lance.
- to move (a camera) up or down on its vertical axis for photographing or televising a moving character, object, or the like.
verb (used without object)
- to move into or assume a sloping position or direction.
- to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like (usually followed by at ).
- to engage in a joust, tournament, or similar contest.
- (of a camera) to move on its vertical axis:
The camera tilts downward for an overhead shot.
- to incline in opinion, feeling, etc.; lean:
She's tilting toward the other candidate this year.
noun
- an act or instance of tilting.
- the state of being tilted; a sloping position.
- a slope.
- a joust or any other contest.
- a dispute; controversy.
- a thrust of a weapon, as at a tilt or joust.
- (in aerial photography) the angle formed by the direction of aim of a camera and a perpendicular to the surface of the earth.
tilt
2[ tilt ]
noun
- a cover of coarse cloth, canvas, etc., as for a wagon.
- an awning.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a tilt.
tilt
1/ ³Ùɪ±ô³Ù /
verb
- to incline or cause to incline at an angle
- usually intr to attack or overthrow (a person or people) in a tilt or joust
- whenintr, often foll by at to aim or thrust
to tilt a lance
- tr to work or forge with a tilt hammer
noun
- a slope or angle
at a tilt
- the act of tilting
- esp in medieval Europe
- a jousting contest
- a thrust with a lance or pole delivered during a tournament
- an attempt to win a contest
- See tilt hammer
- full tilt or at full tiltat full speed or force
tilt
2/ ³Ùɪ±ô³Ù /
noun
- an awning or canopy, usually of canvas, for a boat, booth, etc
verb
- tr to cover or provide with a tilt
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù¾±±ô³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù¾±±ô³Ùa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ³Ù¾±±ô³Ùİù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tilt1
Origin of tilt2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tilt1
Origin of tilt2
Idioms and Phrases
- tilt at windmills, to contend against imaginary opponents or injustices. Also fight with windmills.
- (at) full tilt. full tilt.
Example Sentences
For now the cottages stand idle by the glass-walled motel office and its rakishly tilted roof.
The challenge then tilts to what is in that deal – and crucially what concessions the government is willing to make.
They tilt their heads, squint, and maybe whisper an unsure “Are you … ?†He is.
They often tilt toward the party with the most enthusiasm, according to Mr Ross.
At the equinoxes in March and September, Earth is neither tilted towards or away from the Sun in relation to its axis.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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