tilt

tilt ¹  (tlt)

v. tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tilts

v.tr.

1. To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline: tilt a soup bowl; tilt a chair backward.

2.

a. To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust.

b. To charge (an opponent); attack.

3. To forge with a tilt hammer.

v.intr.

1. To slope; incline. See Synonyms at slant.

2. To favor one side over another in a dispute; lean: "His views tilt unmistakably to the Arab position" William Safire.

3.

a. To fight with lances; joust.

b. To engage in a combat or struggle; fight: tilting at injustices.

n.

1. The act of tilting or the condition of being tilted.

2.

a. An inclination from the horizontal or vertical; a slant: adjusting the tilt of a writing table.

b. A sloping surface, as of the ground.

3.

a. A tendency to favor one side in a dispute: the court's tilt toward conservative rulings.

b. An implicit preference; a bias: "pitilessly illuminates the inaccuracies and tilts of the press" Nat Hentoff.

4.

a. A medieval sport in which two mounted knights with lances charged together and attempted to unhorse one another.

b. A thrust or blow with a lance.

5. A combat, especially a verbal one; a debate.

6. A tilt hammer.

7. New England See seesaw. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.

Idiom:

at full tilt Informal

At full speed: a tank moving at full tilt.

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[Middle English tilten, to cause to fall, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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tilter n.

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tilt

Verb

1. to move into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other: Dave tilted his chair back on two legs

2. to move (part of the body) slightly upwards or to the side: Marie tilted her head back

3. to become more influenced by a particular idea or group: the party is tilting more and more to the right

4. to compete against someone in a jousting contest

Noun

1. a slope or angle: a tilt to one side

2. the act of tilting

3.

a. a jousting contest, esp. in medieval Europe

b. a thrust with a lance delivered during a medieval tournament

4. an attempt to win a contest: a tilt at the world title

5. at full tilt at full speed or force [Old English tealtian]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances joust struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
	2.	tilt - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" contestation, controversy, disceptation, arguing, argument, contention, disputation difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" argle-bargle, argy-bargy - a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument firestorm - an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm" sparring - an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage polemic - a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) fight - an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
	3.	tilt - a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings" partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
	4.	tilt - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" lean, list, leaning, inclination spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
	5.	tilt - pitching dangerously to one side     careen, sway, rock pitching, lurch, pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
Verb	1.	tilt - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" lean, angle, slant, tip bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" slope, incline, pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" weather - cause to slope heel, list - tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" lean back, recline - move the upper body backwards and down
	2.	tilt - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" cant, cant over, slant, pitch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" cock - tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
	3.	tilt - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" careen, wobble, shift move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	4.	tilt - charge with a tilt joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

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tilt

verb 1. slant, tip, slope, list, lean, heel, incline, cant

noun 2. slope, angle, inclination, list, pitch, incline, slant, cant, camber, gradient

noun 3. Medieval history joust, fight, tournament, lists, clash, set-to (informal) encounter, combat, duel, tourney

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See: roll.

Translations

tilt [tɪlt] vt → inclinar

vi → inclinarse

n (= slope) → inclinación f;

to wear one's hat at a tilt → llevar el sombrero echado a un lado or terciado;

(at) full tilt → a toda velocidad or carrera

tilt [tɪlt] vt → pencher, incliner

vi → pencher, être incliné(e)

n (= slope) → inclinaison f;

to wear one's hat at a tilt → porter son chapeau incliné sur le côté;

(at) full tilt → à toute vitesse

tilt [tɪlt] vt → neigen

vi → sich neigen

n (slope) → Neigung f;

to wear one's hat at a tilt → den Hut schief aufhaben;

(at) full tilt → mit Volldampf

tilt [tɪlt] vt → inclinare, far pendere

vi → inclinarsi, pendere

n (= slope) → pendio;

to wear one's hat at a tilt → portare il cappello sulle ventitrè;

(at) full tilt → a tutta velocità

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tilt

v tilt [tilt]

to go or put (something) into a sloping or slanting position He tilted his chair backwards; The lamp tilted and fell. kantel يَميل، يُمَيِّل накланям (се) naklonit (se) vippe; vælte (sich) neigen γέρνω inclinar, ladear kallutama, kalduma کج کردن kallistaa, kallistua pencher לְהַטוֹת झुकना nagnuti, naheriti dől memiringkan halla inclinarsi 傾ける ...을 기울이다; 기울다 pakreipti, pasvirti noliekt; sasvērt; noliekties; sasvērties menyandarkan; menyenget (doen) kantelen vippe, sette i skråstilling przechylać inclinar(-se) a (se) înclina наклонять(ся) nakloniť (sa) nagniti (se) prevrnuti se luta, vippa, välta เอียง eğmek, yana yatmak 使傾斜 нахиляти; відкидати جھکانا، ٹيڑھا کرنا tròng trành 使倾斜

n

a slant; a slanting position The table is at a slight tilt. skeef, skuins إمالَه، إنْحِدار، مَيْل наклон sklon hældning die Schräglage κλίση inclinación, ladeo kaldusolek شیب kallellaan inclinaison נְטִייָה झुकाव nagib, kosina dőlés kemiringan halli inclinazione 傾き 경사(면) pasvirimas sasvēriens senget schuine stand helling, på skrå przechył inclinação inclinaţie наклон(ное положение) sklon nagib nagib lutning การเอียงลาด eğim, meyil, eğiklik 傾斜 похиле положення; нахил جھکا ہوا sự nghiêng 倾斜

(at) full tilt

at full speed He rushed down the street at full tilt. teen volle spoed, in volle vaart بأقْصى سُرْعَه с пълна скорост plnou rychlostí (med) fuld fart (mit) voller Geschwindigkeit ολοταχώς a todo trapo, a toda velocidad täie tambiga با سرعت تمام täyttä vauhtia à fond de train בִּמְהִירוּת רַבָּה बड़ी तेजी से, बड़े जोर से punom brzinom teljes sebességgel kecepatan penuh á fullri ferð (di gran carriera) 全速力で 기와를 이다 iš visų jėgų pilnā sparā selaju-lajunya in volle vaart i full fart na pełnym gazie (a) toda a velocidade cu toată viteza на полной скорости; изо всех сил plnou rýchlosťou z vso silo punom brzinom i (med) full fart เต็มกำลัง son hızla 全速地 щосили, повним ходом پوري رفتار ميں tốc độ lớn nhất 全速地