tilt
[verb]
Synonyms:
- slant, heel, incline, lean, list, slope, tip
[noun]
Synonyms:
- slope, angle, inclination, incline, list, pitch, slant
- joust, combat, duel, fight, lists, tournament
- at full tilt: full speed, for dear life, headlong

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. tilt¹ /tɪlt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language]

1. to move a part of your body, especially your head or chin, upwards or to the side Synonym : tip:
My mother tilted her head and smiled.
Ned’s mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners.

2. to move or make something move into a position where one side is higher than the other Synonym : tip:
As it came in to land, the plane tilted sideways.
The man was tilting his chair back.

3. if an opinion or situation tilts, or if something tilts it, it changes so that people start to prefer one person, belief, or action to others:
Crisis situations tend to tilt the balance of power in favour of the president.
tilt toward/towards
Government tax policy has tilted toward industrial development.
tilt at somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to attack someone in what you say or write

2. tilt at windmills to waste time and energy attacking an enemy that is not real

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. tilt² noun

1. (at) full tilt as fast as possible:
He charged full tilt down the slope.

2. [uncountable and countable] a movement or position in which one side of something is higher than the other:
a slight tilt of the head

3. [countable] a preference for one person, belief, or action over others
tilt toward/towards
the recent tilt toward the Democrats

4. [countable] British English an attempt to win something
tilt at
The team is preparing for another tilt at the European Cup.

5. [countable] a spoken or written attack on someone or something

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

tilt
noun
ADJ. sharp | slight | downward, upward | backward, forward
PREP. at a ~ I positioned the photo at a slight tilt.
~ to/towards a tilt to the left

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

tilt
verb
ADV. sharply The ground tilted sharply downwards.
a little, slightly | back/backwards, down/downwards, forward, up/upwards
PREP. away from Tilt the mirror away from you.
towards Her face was tilted towards the sky.
PHRASES tilted to one side She thought for a minute, her head tilted to one side.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

tilt
̈ɪtɪlt
See: full tilt

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲