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- DictionaryTilt/tilt/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move into a sloping position: "the floor tilted slightly"
- 2. (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon: historical "he tilts at his prey"
noun
- 1. a sloping position or movement: "the tilt of her head"
- 2. a combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust. historical
1. a. : to move or shift so as to lean or incline : slant. b. : to incline, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion, course of action, or one side of a controversy. 2. a. : to engage in a combat with lances : joust.
TILT definition: 1. to (cause to) move into a sloping position: 2. a sloping position or a move in a particular…. Learn more.
TILT meaning: 1. to (cause to) move into a sloping position: 2. a sloping position or a move in a particular…. Learn more.
to move into or assume a sloping position or direction. to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like (usually followed by at ). to engage in a joust, tournament, or similar contest. (of a camera) to move on its vertical axis: The camera tilts downward for an overhead shot.
Tilt is both a noun and a verb. It has many shades of meaning, but most involve a slope or slant. When you're dizzy from eating too much, you might tilt when you walk away from the table. The verb tilt can also indicate a slight preference for one thing over another.
1. To slope; incline: The field tilts toward the river. 2. To have a preference, favor, or be inclined toward something: She recently tilted toward vegetarianism. 3. To be advantageous to one side over another, as in a dispute: "The battle ... was beginning to tilt again in the Confederates' favor"(Stephen W. Sears).
If you tilt an object or if it tilts, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair. American English : tilt / ˈtɪlt /
