Tilt
WordNet
noun
(1) Pitching dangerously to one side
(2) The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
"The tower had a pronounced tilt"
"The ship developed a list to starboard"
"He walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
(3) A slight but noticeable partiality
"The court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
(4) A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
"They were involved in a violent argument"
(5) A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
verb
(6) Charge with a tilt
(7) Heel over
"The tower is tilting"
"The ceiling is slanting"
(8) Move sideways or in an unsteady way
"The ship careened out of control"
(9) To incline or bend from a vertical position
"She leaned over the banister"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
Middle English tilte. Cognate with Icelandic .
Verb
- to slope or incline (something); to slant
- (jousting) to charge (at someone) with a lance
- to forge (something) with a tilt hammer
- to play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck)
Etymology 2
Old English teld, either from ( < ), or directly from Middle Low German. Cognates include German , Old Norse ( > archaic Danish ).