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- Dictionarytilt/tɪlt/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move into a sloping position: "the floor tilted slightly" Similar Opposite
- 2. (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon: historical "he tilts at his prey" Similar
noun
- 1. a sloping position or movement: "the tilt of her head" Similar
- 2. a combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust. historical Similar
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TILT definition: 1. to (cause to) move into a sloping position: 2. a sloping position or a move in a particular…. Learn more.
a sloping position or a move in a particular direction, especially up or down: She wore her hat at a tilt. figurative There has been a tilt to/toward/away from the Democrats among some groups of young people. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. at full tilt.
verb (used without object) to move into or assume a sloping position or direction. to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like (usually followed by at ). to engage in a joust, tournament, or similar contest. (of a camera) to move on its vertical axis: The camera tilts downward for an overhead shot.
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. tiltable. ˈtil-tə-bəl. adjective.
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.
If you tilt an object or if it tilts, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair. American English : tilt / ˈtɪlt /
1. To slope; incline: The field tilts toward the river. 2. To have a preference, favor, or be inclined toward something: She recently tilted toward vegetarianism. 3. To be advantageous to one side over another, as in a dispute: "The battle ... was beginning to tilt again in the Confederates' favor" (Stephen W. Sears). 4. a.
Definition of tilt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tilt meaning, definition, what is tilt: to move a part of your body, especially ...: Learn more.
1. If you tilt an object or if it tilts, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. [...] 2. If you tilt part of your body, usually your head, you move it slightly upward or to one side. [...] 3. The tilt of something is the fact that it tilts or slopes, or the angle at which it tilts or slopes. [...] More.
