Tilt (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant.
  2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust.
  3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance.
  4. to move (a camera) up or down on its vertical axis for photographing or televising a moving character, object, or the like.
verb (used without object)
  1. to move into or assume a sloping position or direction.
  2. to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like (usually followed by at).
  3. to engage in a joust, tournament, or similar contest.
  4. (of a camera) to move on its vertical axis: The camera tilts downward for an overhead shot.
  5. to incline in opinion, feeling, etc.; lean: She's tilting toward the other candidate this year.
noun
  1. an act or instance of tilting.
  2. the state of being tilted; a sloping position.
  3. a slope.
  4. a joust or any other contest.
  5. a dispute; controversy.
  6. a thrust of a weapon, as at a tilt or joust.
  7. (in aerial photography) the angle formed by the direction of aim of a camera and a perpendicular to the surface of the earth.
Idioms
  1. full tilt.
  2. to contend against imaginary opponents or injustices.
noun
  1. a cover of coarse cloth, canvas, etc., as for a wagon.
  2. an awning.
verb (used with object)
  1. to furnish with a tilt.
verb
  1. to incline or cause to incline at an angle
  2. to attack or overthrow (a person or people) in a tilt or joust
  3. to aim or thrust
  4. to work or forge with a tilt hammer
noun
  1. a slope or angle
  2. the act of tilting
  3. (esp in medieval Europe)
    • a jousting contest
    • a thrust with a lance or pole delivered during a tournament
  4. an attempt to win a contest
  5. See tilt hammer
  6. at full speed or force
noun
  1. an awning or canopy, usually of canvas, for a boat, booth, etc
verb
  1. to cover or provide with a tilt
Tilt (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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