tilt

Definition of tilt

Verbs

to incline or bend from a vertical position
Synonyms:
angle, lean, slant, tip
Types:
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incline, pitch, slope
be at an angle
ascend
slope upwards
stoop
sag, bend, bend over or down
fall
slope downward
climb
slope upward
dip
slope downwards
weather
cause to slope
heel, list
tilt to one side
lean back, recline
move the upper body backwards and down
fall back
fall backwards and down
Type of:
bend, flex
form a curve
heel over
"The tower is tilting"
Synonyms:
cant, cant over, pitch, slant
Types:
cock
tilt or slant to one side
Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
move sideways or in an unsteady way
Synonyms:
careen, shift, wobble
Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
charge with a tilt
Type of:
joust
joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

Nouns

a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Synonyms:
joust
Type of:
battle, struggle
an energetic attempt to achieve something
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Synonyms:
arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation
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argle-bargle, argy-bargy
a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
firestorm
an outburst of controversy
sparring
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
polemic
a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
fight
an intense verbal dispute
Type of:
conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute
a disagreement or argument about something important
a slight but noticeable partiality
"the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
Type of:
partiality, partisanship
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
"the tower had a pronounced tilt"
Synonyms:
inclination, lean, leaning, list
Type of:
position, spatial relation
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
pitching dangerously to one side
Synonyms:
careen, rock, sway
Type of:
lurch, pitch, pitching
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

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