tilted; tilting; tilts
1
: to cause to have an inclination
2
a
: to point or thrust in or as if in a tilt
tilt a lance
b
: to charge against
tilt an adversary
1
a
: to move or shift so as to lean or incline : slant
b
: to incline, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion, course of action, or one side of a controversy
2
a
: to engage in a combat with lances : joust
b
: to make an impetuous attack
tilt at social evils
tilter
noun
1
2
b
3
: any of various contests resembling or suggesting tilting with lances
tilt
adjective
: a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall
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Examples of tilt in a Sentence
Verb (1)
the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass
Noun (1)
indicated her approval with a slight tilt of her head
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Chock continues to look up from under his eyebrows with his head tilted down, which is the way serial killers in movies look at people.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Tina Griego, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
Digital versions of iconic movie characters interact with kids via swipes, tilts, and taps.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Verb
And committees were more heavily tilted toward Democrats, giving its members’ bills an easier path to the floor.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Chock continues to look up from under his eyebrows with his head tilted down, which is the way serial killers in movies look at people.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
The survey was not a scientific poll and the overall rankings of top voter issues reflect the tilt among respondents toward older, white women — the same demographic that is generally more likely to vote.
—Tina Griego, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
Digital versions of iconic movie characters interact with kids via swipes, tilts, and taps.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tilt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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tilt
2 of 2 noun1
: a contest on horseback in which two opponents charging with lances try to unhorse each other : joust
2
: a contest with words between opponents
3
: speed entry 1 sense 1b
at full tilt
4
: the act of tilting : the state or position of being tilted
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