tilt
Other forms: tilted; tilting; tilts
Tilt is both a noun and a verb. It has many shades of meaning, but most involve a slope or slant. When you're dizzy from eating too much, you might tilt when you walk away from the table.
The verb tilt can also indicate a slight preference for one thing over another. When Mavis and Marvin argue, you tend to tilt toward Marvin’s point of view, meaning you think he's probably right — you lean in that direction. As a noun tilt can mean a steep slant. When you climb Everest, you’ll find that the face of the mountain is at a dangerous tilt — it's very steep.
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heel over
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incline or bend from a vertical position
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incline, pitch, slope
be at an angle
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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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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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fall back
fall backwards and down
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move sideways or in an unsteady way
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical“the tower had a pronounced tilt”
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inclination, lean, leaning, list
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position, spatial relation
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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position, spatial relation
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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
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partiality, partisanship
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pitching dangerously to one side
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a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
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charge with a tilt
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joust
joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
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joust
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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
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