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tilt

 
Noun tilt has 5 senses
  1. joust, tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
    --1 is a kind of struggle, battle
    --1 is a part of tournament
    Derived form: verb tilt4
  2. controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
    --2 is a kind of dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
    --2 has particulars:
     argy-bargy, argle-bargle; firestorm; sparring; polemic; fight
  3. tilt - a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
    --3 is a kind of
    partiality, partisanship
  4. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning - 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"
    --4 is a kind of position, spatial relation
    Derived form: verb tilt1
  5. rock, careen, sway, tilt - pitching dangerously to one side
    --5 is a kind of lurch, pitch, pitching
    Derived forms: verb tilt3, verb tilt2, verb tilt1
Verb tilt has 4 senses
  1. lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
    --1 is one way to bend, flex
    Derived forms: noun tilt4, noun tilt5
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
    --2 is one way to move
    Derived forms: noun tilt5, noun tilter2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  3. careen, wobble, shift, tilt - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
    --3 is one way to move
    Derived form: noun tilt5
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. tilt - charge with a tilt
    --4 is one way to
    joust
    Derived forms: noun tilt1, noun tilter1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
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