Overview of noun tilt

The noun tilt has 5 senses

• joust, tilt -- (a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances)


• 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")


• tilt -- (a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings")


• 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")


• rock, careen, sway, tilt -- (pitching dangerously to one side)

Overview of verb tilt

The verb tilt has 4 senses

• lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle -- (to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister")


• cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch -- (heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting")


• careen, wobble, shift, tilt -- (move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control")


• tilt -- (charge with a tilt)