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tilt

1

[tilt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant.

  2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust.

  3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance.

  4. 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)

  1. to move into or assume a sloping position or direction.

  2. to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like (usually followed byat ).

  3. to engage in a joust, tournament, or similar contest.

  4. (of a camera) to move on its vertical axis.

    The camera tilts downward for an overhead shot.

  5. to incline in opinion, feeling, etc.; lean.

    She's tilting toward the other candidate this year.

noun

  1. an act or instance of tilting.

  2. the state of being tilted; a sloping position.

  3. a slope.

  4. a joust or any other contest.

  5. a dispute; controversy.

  6. a thrust of a weapon, as at a tilt or joust.

  7. (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

  1. a cover of coarse cloth, canvas, etc., as for a wagon.

  2. an awning.

verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with a tilt.

tilt

1

/ ³ŁÉŖ±ō³Ł /

verb

  1. to incline or cause to incline at an angle

  2. (usually intr) to attack or overthrow (a person or people) in a tilt or joust

  3. to aim or thrust

    to tilt a lance

  4. (tr) to work or forge with a tilt hammer

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noun

  1. a slope or angle

    at a tilt

  2. the act of tilting

    1. a jousting contest

    2. a thrust with a lance or pole delivered during a tournament

  3. an attempt to win a contest

  4. See tilt hammer

  5. at full speed or force

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tilt

2

/ ³ŁÉŖ±ō³Ł /

noun

  1. an awning or canopy, usually of canvas, for a boat, booth, etc

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verb

  1. (tr) to cover or provide with a tilt

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • tiltable adjective
  • tilter noun
  • ˈ³Ł¾±±ō³Ł±š°ł noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of tilt1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tilte(n), tilt(e), tult ā€œto fall down, upset, tumble,ā€ akin to Old English tealt ā€ĪвԲõ³Ł±š²¹»å²ā,ā€ tealtian ā€œto stumbleā€; compare dialectal Norwegian tylta ā€œto tiptoe,ā€ tylten ā€ĪвԲõ³Ł±š²¹»å²ā,ā€ Swedish tulta ā€œto totterā€

Origin of tilt2

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English teld(e), telt(e), tild(e) ā€œdwelling (temporary or permanent), fort, tent,ā€ Old English teld ā€œtent, pavilionā€; cognate with German Zelt ā€œtent,ā€ Old Norse tjald ā€œtent, tapestry, curtainā€
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of tilt1

Old English tealtian; related to Dutch touteren to totter, Norwegian tylta to tiptoe, tylten unsteady

Origin of tilt2

Old English teld; related to Old High German zelt tent, Old Norse tjald tent
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. tilt at windmills, to contend against imaginary opponents or injustices. Also fight with windmills.

  2. (at) full tilt. full tilt.

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But tilt ā€œMaterialistsā€ at an angle and it’s the same film as ā€œPast Lives,ā€ only bolder and funnier.

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The Statesman newspaper warned that "by one sure stroke, the amendment tilts the constitutional balance in favour of the parliament."

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That’s 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.

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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.

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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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