tilt
 I. tilt1 (tĭlt)v. tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tiltsv. 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. [Middle English tilten, to cause to fall, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] tiltʹer n. II. tilt2 (tĭlt)n.
A canopy or an awning for a boat, wagon, or cart.tr.v. tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tilts
To cover (a vehicle) with a canopy or an awning. [Middle English telte, tent, from Old English teld.]
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