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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