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tilt
Definition of tilt
transitive verb
1 : to cause to have an inclination
2a : to point or thrust in or as if in a tilt tilt a lanceb : to charge against tilt an adversary
intransitive verb
1a : to move or shift so as to lean or incline : slantb : to incline, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion, course of action, or one side of a controversy
2a : to engage in a combat with lances : joustb : to make an impetuous attack tilt at social evils
tilter
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Origin and Etymology of tilt
Middle English tulten, tilten to fall over, cause to fall, from Old English *tyltan, *tieltan, akin to Old English tealt unstable, tealtian to totter
tilt
Definition of tilt
1a : the act of tilting : the state or position of being tiltedb : a sloping surfacec : slant, bias a tilt toward military involvement
2a : speed —used in the phrase full tiltb : dispute, contention
3 : any of various contests resembling or suggesting tilting with lances
4a : a contest on horseback in which two combatants charging with lances or similar weapons try to unhorse each other : joustb : a tournament of tilts
tilt
adjectiveOrigin and Etymology of tilt
1tilt
Origin and Etymology of tilt
Middle English teld, telte tent, canopy, from Old English teld; akin to Old High German zelt tent
tilt
Definition of tilt
transitive verb
: to cover or provide with a tilt
First Known Use of tilt
15th century
TILT Defined for Kids
Definition of tilt for Students
tilted
;tilting
: to move or shift so as to slant or tip She tilted her head to one side.
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