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atilt

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a·tilt  (-tlt)
adv. & adj.
1. In a tilted position; inclined upward.
2. Tilting or as if tilting with a lance.
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Adj.1.atilt - departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
canted, leaning, tilted, tipped
inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"


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Her drumbeat contractions, as she slashed across the stage with her torso atilt over one leg, had the look of mind-free ecstasy, while Prosperi, as the Woman in Yellow, radiated the joy unbound of a sunbeam.
Martha Graham Dance Company by Hering, Doris / Dance Magazine
Their cooperation and artistic collaboration can also be seen in the way the camera moves from one to the other throughout the video, and it is emphasized by their standing next to each other, faces in profile, chins atilt with Latifah's hand on Monie's shoulder.
"Ladies first": Queen Latifah's Afrocentric feminist music video by Roberts, Robin / African American Review
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