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

Tilt may refer to:PeopleLuke Tilt (1988-) an English football player
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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

adv. haywire, out of control, crazy (Slang)

n. haywire

v. lift, raise, weigh, purchase