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tilt
1[ tilt ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant.
- to rush at or charge, as in a joust.
- to hold poised for attack, as a lance.
- to move (a camera) up or down on its vertical axis for photographing or televising a moving character, object, or the like.
verb (used without object)
- to move into or assume a sloping position or direction.
- to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like (usually followed by at ).
- to engage in a joust, tournament, or similar contest.
- (of a camera) to move on its vertical axis:
The camera tilts downward for an overhead shot.
- to incline in opinion, feeling, etc.; lean:
She's tilting toward the other candidate this year.
noun
- an act or instance of tilting.
- the state of being tilted; a sloping position.
- a slope.
- a joust or any other contest.
- a dispute; controversy.
- a thrust of a weapon, as at a tilt or joust.
- (in aerial photography) the angle formed by the direction of aim of a camera and a perpendicular to the surface of the earth.
tilt
2[ tilt ]
noun
- a cover of coarse cloth, canvas, etc., as for a wagon.
- an awning.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a tilt.
tilt
1/ ɪ /
verb
- to incline or cause to incline at an angle
- usually intr to attack or overthrow (a person or people) in a tilt or joust
- whenintr, often foll by at to aim or thrust
to tilt a lance
- tr to work or forge with a tilt hammer
noun
- a slope or angle
at a tilt
- the act of tilting
- esp in medieval Europe
- a jousting contest
- a thrust with a lance or pole delivered during a tournament
- an attempt to win a contest
- See tilt hammer
- full tilt or at full tiltat full speed or force
tilt
2/ ɪ /
noun
- an awning or canopy, usually of canvas, for a boat, booth, etc
verb
- tr to cover or provide with a tilt
Derived Forms
- ˈپٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- پa· adjective
- پİ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tilt1
Origin of tilt2
Word History and Origins
Origin of tilt1
Origin of tilt2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“ concerns some observers is that the thing that’s changed is the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court, tilting more in favor of the Trump administration.”
Botox is now injected behind the ears to tilt them forward, creating the illusion of a smaller, daintier face.
So if Democratic voters splinter, Bianco or Hilton could win one of the top two spots, despite the state’s deep blue tilt.
The item bought online for Mrs Lakin promised to provide "adequate trunk stability" and to minimise the chance of "injuries, tilting or slipping".
The camera takes in the whole party and then it tilts upward: The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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