full tilt

full tilt

adv

Definition of FULL TILT

: at high speed <running full tilt>

Examples of FULL TILT

1. <during the war the nation's factories were going full tilt>
2. <the fleeing robber ran full tilt down the hill>

Origin of FULL TILT

³tilt

First Known Use: 1679

Related to FULL TILT

Synonyms: all out, full blast, tooth and nail

Antonyms: slow, slowly

Related Words: completely, comprehensively, detailedly, exhaustively, fully, minutely, roundly, thoroughly, totally; extremely, utterly

Near Antonyms: laggardly, lingeringly, ploddingly, sluggishly; deliberately, leisurely; belatedly, delinquently, tardily

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Rhymes with FULL TILT

atilt, bloodguilt, Brunhild, homebuilt, inbuilt, oak wilt, unbuilt, uptilt