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tilt

/tɪlt/

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What does tilt mean?

verb

  1. To slope or incline (something); to slant.
  2. To be at an angle.
  3. To charge (at someone) with a lance.
More meanings (19)

verb

  1. To point or thrust a weapon at.
  2. To point or thrust (a weapon).
  3. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
  4. To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
  5. (slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
  6. (figuratively) To modify one's approach.
  7. To cover with a tilt, or awning.

noun

  1. A slope or inclination.
  2. The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
  3. The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
  4. A jousting contest. (countable)
  5. An attempt, run, or bid for something; commonly with a sense of bold defiance or against steep odds.
  6. A thrust, as with a lance.
  7. A tilt hammer.
  8. A penalty triggered when a player physically shakes, lifts, or bangs a pinball machine too violently in an attempt to influence the path of the ball.
  9. (slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
  10. A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
  11. Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.

proper noun

  1. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, that joins the River Garry at Blair Atholl.
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A solitary wagon, with a white tilt, drawn by eight oxen, is probably bearing an emigrant and his fortunes to Colorado.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755
It was a fine courage that drove me full tilt into a province which I had not yet thought of entering.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
More book examples (3)
It was a picturesque sight to see the forgemen at work with the tilt hammers under the glowing light of the furnaces.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
At the same time, owing to the tilt given to the car, observation is rendered more difficult and eventually becomes extremely dangerous.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
Why should its nose tilt toward the earth, when it is descending, and raise the forward part of the structure while ascending?
James Slough ZerbeAeroplanesProject Gutenberg ebook #1445