Definition of tilt
Verbs
to incline or bend from a vertical position
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incline, pitch, slope
be at an angle
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ascend
slope upwards
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stoop
sag, bend, bend over or down
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fall
slope downward
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climb
slope upward
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dip
slope downwards
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weather
cause to slope
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heel, list
tilt to one side
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lean back, recline
move the upper body backwards and down
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fall back
fall backwards and down
heel over
"The tower is tilting"
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cock
tilt or slant to one side
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move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
move sideways or in an unsteady way
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move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
charge with a tilt
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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
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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- arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation
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argle-bargle, argy-bargy
a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
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firestorm
an outburst of controversy
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sparring
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
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polemic
a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
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fight
an intense verbal dispute
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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"
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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"
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position, spatial relation
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Vocabulary Lists for tilt
John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" Chapters 17-20 »(113 words)
Vocabulary study list for John Steinbeck's "Grapes of...
- feral
- crumple
- epaulet
- protrude
- inevitability
Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 1-16 »(65 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry...
- raspy
- haggle
- rummage
- welt
- browse
- acrid
- acute
- affix
- air
- ala
Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 17-28 »(114 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry...
- whittle
- histrionic
- dangle
- fumble
- contrite