Tilt

Quick meaning: Tilt is a verb meaning (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.

Meaning

(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To be at an angle.
2. (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
3. (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
4. (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
5. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
6. (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
7. (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.

Example Sentences

Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.

He tilts / With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.

But in this tournament can no man tilt, / Except the lady he loves best be there.

At Offham, in Kent, tilting at the quintain provides a climax to the day's revels.

Word Forms

• tilts
• tilting
• tilted

Synonyms for tilt

Depending on context, synonyms include slope, incline, slant, cock, shift, cant.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slant, inclination, lean, leaning, sway, tip.

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