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tilt

Dictionary definition · tilt

noun

  1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
  2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement"they were involved in a violent argument"
  3. a slight but noticeable partiality"the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
  4. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical"the tower had a pronounced tilt"
  5. pitching dangerously to one side

verb

  1. to incline or bend from a vertical position"She leaned over the banister"
  2. heel over"The tower is tilting"
  3. move sideways or in an unsteady way"The ship careened out of control"
  4. charge with a tilt

Similar words

joustangleleanslanttiparguingargumentcontentioncontestationcontroversy

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).