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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 byat ).
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/ ³ŁÉŖ±ō³Ł /
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
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
a jousting contest
a thrust with a lance or pole delivered during a tournament
an attempt to win a contest
See tilt hammer
at full speed or force
tilt
2/ ³ŁÉŖ±ō³Ł /
noun
an awning or canopy, usually of canvas, for a boat, booth, etc
verb
(tr) to cover or provide with a tilt
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- tiltable adjective
- tilter noun
- ˳پ±±ō³Ł±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of tilt1
Origin of tilt2
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of tilt1
Origin of tilt2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
But tilt āMaterialistsā at an angle and itās the same film as āPast Lives,ā only bolder and funnier.
The Statesman newspaper warned that "by one sure stroke, the amendment tilts the constitutional balance in favour of the parliament."
Thatās on top of media rights deals tilted heavily in favor of Big Ten and Southeastern Conference schools, giving the Bruins another infusion of much-needed cash.
Yet it was another Tigers replacement, Perese, who stole the show almost instantly, hitting the line at full tilt just inside the Sale half and scorching away on a diagonal run to the left corner.
At this point, the northern hemisphere is most tilted towards the Sun.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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