Pronunciation: tĭlt
n.1.A covering overhead; especially, a tent.
2.The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.
Tilt boat
(Naut.) a boat covered with canvas or other cloth.
Tilt roof
(Arch.) a round-headed roof, like the canopy of a wagon.
v. t.1.To cover with a tilt, or awning.
[imp. & p. p. Tilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tilting.]
2.To point or thrust, as a lance.
Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance.
- J. Philips.
3.To point or thrust a weapon at.
But in this tournament can no man tilt.
- Tennyson.
n.1.A thrust, as with a lance.
3.See Tilt hammer, in the Vocabulary.
Full tilt
with full force.
- Dampier.
Noun1.tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Synonyms: joust
2.Tilttilt - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
3.tilt - a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
5.tilt - pitching dangerously to one side
Synonyms: careen, sway, rock
Verb1.tilt - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
Synonyms: lean, angle, slant, tip
2.tilt - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
Synonyms: cant, cant over, slant, pitch
3.tilt - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
Synonyms: careen, wobble, shift
4.tilt - charge with a tilt
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Tiller rope
Tilletia caries
Tilletia foetida
-- Tilt --
tilt angle
Tilt boat
Tilt hammer
Tilt roof
tilt-top table
tilting board
Tilting helmet
