tilt
v. incline, slant; cause to lean; joust with a person; compete in a joust or tilt; thrust at or strike with a lance n. inclination; bending; attack, onslaught; joust, fight between knights on horseback who attempt to unseat each other with lances, jousting contest | ||||
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Tilt Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Tilt
(v. t.)
To point or thrust, as a lance.
(v. t.)
To point or thrust a weapon at.
(v. t.)
To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel.
(v. t.)
To hammer or forge with a tilt hammer; as, to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile.
(v. t.)
To cover with a tilt, or awning.
(v. i.)
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.
(v. i.)
To lean; to fall partly over; to tip.
(n.)
The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.
(n.)
See Tilt hammer, in the Vocabulary.
(n.)
Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.
(n.)
A thrust, as with a lance.
(n.)
A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament.
(n.)
A covering overhead; especially, a tent.
(n.)
A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning extended over the sternsheets of a boat.
(v. t.)
To point or thrust, as a lance.
(v. t.)
To point or thrust a weapon at.
(v. t.)
To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel.
(v. t.)
To hammer or forge with a tilt hammer; as, to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile.
(v. t.)
To cover with a tilt, or awning.
(v. i.)
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.
(v. i.)
To lean; to fall partly over; to tip.
(n.)
The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.
(n.)
See Tilt hammer, in the Vocabulary.
(n.)
Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.
(n.)
A thrust, as with a lance.
(n.)
A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament.
(n.)
A covering overhead; especially, a tent.
(n.)
A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning extended over the sternsheets of a boat.
| WordNet 2.0 |
tilt
Noun
1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
(synonym) joust
(hypernym) struggle, battle
(part-holonym) tournament
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
(synonym) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, argument, arguing
(hypernym) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
(hyponym) argy-bargy, argle-bargle
3. a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
(hypernym) partiality, partisanship
4. 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"
(synonym) list, inclination, lean, leaning
(hypernym) position, spatial relation
(derivation) lean, tip, slant, angle
5. pitching dangerously to one side
(synonym) rock, careen, sway
(hypernym) lurch, pitch, pitching
(derivation) careen, wobble, shift
Verb
1. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
(synonym) lean, tip, slant, angle
(hypernym) bend, flex
(hyponym) slope, incline, pitch
(derivation) list, inclination, lean, leaning
2. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
(synonym) cant, cant over, slant, pitch
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) cock
(derivation) rock, careen, sway
3. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
(synonym) careen, wobble, shift
(hypernym) move
(derivation) rock, careen, sway
4. charge with a tilt
(hypernym) joust
(derivation) joust
Noun
1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
(synonym) joust
(hypernym) struggle, battle
(part-holonym) tournament
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
(synonym) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, argument, arguing
(hypernym) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
(hyponym) argy-bargy, argle-bargle
3. a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
(hypernym) partiality, partisanship
4. 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"
(synonym) list, inclination, lean, leaning
(hypernym) position, spatial relation
(derivation) lean, tip, slant, angle
5. pitching dangerously to one side
(synonym) rock, careen, sway
(hypernym) lurch, pitch, pitching
(derivation) careen, wobble, shift
Verb
1. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
(synonym) lean, tip, slant, angle
(hypernym) bend, flex
(hyponym) slope, incline, pitch
(derivation) list, inclination, lean, leaning
2. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
(synonym) cant, cant over, slant, pitch
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) cock
(derivation) rock, careen, sway
3. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
(synonym) careen, wobble, shift
(hypernym) move
(derivation) rock, careen, sway
4. charge with a tilt
(hypernym) joust
(derivation) joust
| The Phrase Finder |
Full tilt
Meaning
At full speed.
Origin
Jousting was also called titling; contestants who charged at each other did it a 'full tilt'. From the Old English tealt, meaning tottering.
Meaning
At full speed.
Origin
Jousting was also called titling; contestants who charged at each other did it a 'full tilt'. From the Old English tealt, meaning tottering.
| Australian Slang |
Full tilt
1. at top speed: "The bus was going full tilt for the station"; 2. aggressive; strong; forceful: "smacking out full tilt lyrics"
1. at top speed: "The bus was going full tilt for the station"; 2. aggressive; strong; forceful: "smacking out full tilt lyrics"
| hEnglish - advanced version |
tilt
tilt
\tilt\ (?), n.
1. a thrust, as with a lance.
2. a military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament.
3. see tilt hammer, in the vocabulary.
4. inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.
similar words(9)
tilt-top table
tilt-mill
tilt-yard
tilt roof
tilt hammer
tilt-up
full tilt
tilt boat
tilt angle
tilt
\tilt\ (?), n.
1. a thrust, as with a lance.
2. a military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament.
3. see tilt hammer, in the vocabulary.
4. inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.
similar words(9)
tilt-top table
tilt-mill
tilt-yard
tilt roof
tilt hammer
tilt-up
full tilt
tilt boat
tilt angle
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
tilt
claon; pogha m.; amus m.
v., tilt at: beir pogha fá
claon; pogha m.; amus m.
v., tilt at: beir pogha fá
| English Phonetics |
Tilt Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WEATHER&METEOROLOGY |
TILT
The inclination to the vertical of a significant feature of the pressure pattern or of the field of moisture or temperature. For example, midlatitide troughs tend to display a westward tilt with altitude through the troposphere.
The inclination to the vertical of a significant feature of the pressure pattern or of the field of moisture or temperature. For example, midlatitide troughs tend to display a westward tilt with altitude through the troposphere.
| Dictionary of Automotive Terms |
| RF Electronics |
Tilt
The maximum variation of the amplitude of the window signal, line-bar signal, or other rectangular waveform. Tilt is expressed as a percentage of the amplitude of the waveform at the midpoint of its top.
The maximum variation of the amplitude of the window signal, line-bar signal, or other rectangular waveform. Tilt is expressed as a percentage of the amplitude of the waveform at the midpoint of its top.
| The Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Arms and Armour Glossary |
Tilt
A term used to determine both jousts done over a barrier and to describe the barrier itself, common from the early 15th century onwards. See also à la toille .
A term used to determine both jousts done over a barrier and to describe the barrier itself, common from the early 15th century onwards. See also à la toille .
Tilt Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Tilt
ayau, ayaya
ayau, ayaya
| gambling |
Tilt
A term used by gamblers to refer to the process of losing control over gambling.
A term used by gamblers to refer to the process of losing control over gambling.
Tilt Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries