English dictionary
tilt
/t/I/lt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Synonyms joustSource: WordNet 3.0
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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a slight but noticeable partiality
ExamplesThe court's tilt toward conservative rulings.
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
ExamplesThe tower had a pronounced tilt.
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pitching dangerously to one side
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A covering overhead; especially, a tent.
Source: webster1913
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A thrust, as with a lance.
Source: webster1913
verb
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to incline or bend from a vertical position
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heel over
ExamplesThe tower is tilting.
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move sideways or in an unsteady way
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charge with a tilt
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To cover with a tilt, or awning.
Source: webster1913
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To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to <i>tilt</i> a barrel.
Source: webster1913
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To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of horsemen tilting with lances.
Source: webster1913