tilt

1. 1

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

   • Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.
2. 2

   To be at an angle.intransitive

   • For as the Trunk of the Body, is kept from tilting forvvard by the Muſcules of the Back: So, from falling backvvard, by theſe of the Belly.
   • “Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house tilting perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa.
3. 3

   To charge (at someone) with a lance.intransitive

   • Auster and Aquilon with winged Steeds / All ſweating, tilt about the watery heauens, / With ſhiuering ſpeares enforcing thunderclaps, / And from their ſhields ſtrike flames of lightening
   • He tilts / With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.
4. 4

   To point or thrust a weapon at.transitive

   • And he should tilt her?
   • I say I quarrel’d with you; / We did not tilt each other – that’s a blessing, – / Good gods! no innocent blood upon my head!
5. 5

   To point or thrust (a weapon).transitive

   • Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance.
6. 6

   To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.

   • to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile
7. 7

   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.

8. 8

   To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.slang

   • Even the best players can tilt which can cause their performance to drop significantly. Players often tilt when they're on a losing spree or frustrated with the game.
9. 9

   To modify one's approach.figuratively

   • While self-checkout machines are often used alongside cashiers, labor unions say that tilting toward fully cashierless operations threatens the French way of life by encouraging American-style consumerism and automation, putting thousands o

syn. slope · incline · slant · cock · cant

1. 1

   A slope or inclination.countableuncountable

2. 2

   The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.countableuncountable

3. 3

   The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.countableuncountable

4. 4

   A jousting contest. (countable)countableuncountable

   • Justs and tilts were held here weekly, while the great tourneys that occurred less often were given upon a field outside the castle wall upon the floor of the valley.
5. 5

   An attempt, run, or bid for something; commonly with a sense of bold defiance or against steep odds.countableuncountable

   • He made a tilt at public office
6. 6

   A thrust, as with a lance.countableuncountable

   • His Majesty[…]entertain'd him with the Slaughter of two or three of his Liege Subjects, whom he very dexterously put to Death with the Tilt of his Lance.
7. 7

   A tilt hammer.countableuncountable

8. 8

   A penalty triggered when a player physically shakes, lifts, or bangs a pinball machine too violently in an attempt to influence the path of the ball.countableuncountable

9. 9

   A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.slanguncountable

   • to go on tilt

1. 1

   A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.

   • The tilt hooding the spring-cart was insecure - even the jolt from the down-and-up curving river bend near the house had brought it down twice.
2. 2

   Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.

   • But the rain made an ass Of tilt and canvas

1. 1

   To cover with a tilt, or awning.transitive