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tilt
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- pronunciation:
- tIlt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- at full tilt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tilts, tilting, tilted |
| definition: |
to place or turn on an incline or at a slant.
He tilted the chair against the wall.- synonyms:
- cant, slant, tip
- similar words:
- angle, heel, incline, lean, rake, skew, slope
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| related words: |
bank, cock, recline, sway |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to lean on one side or in one direction; be or become inclined or slanted.
- synonyms:
- cant, incline, lean, rake, slant, tip
- similar words:
- heel, list, pitch, recline, slope
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| definition 2: |
to attack with a lance (usu. fol. by "at").
- synonyms:
- joust
- similar words:
- attack, fence, fight
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| related words: |
ascend, bank, cock, lurch, sway, teeter |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of tilting; slope.
- synonyms:
- cant, slope, tip
- similar words:
- inclination, incline, list, slant
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| definition 2: |
the state of being tilted; inclination or slant.
- synonyms:
- inclination, pitch, rake, slant, tip
- similar words:
- angle, cant, heel, lean, list, slope
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| definition 3: |
a duel or contest with lances, or a single thrust in such a contest.
- synonyms:
- joust
- similar words:
- contest, duel, thrust, tournament
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| definition 4: |
any duel, contest, or dispute.
- synonyms:
- duel
- similar words:
- battle, contest, dispute, encounter, fight, quarrel, skirmish
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| related words: |
bias, bicker |
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| phrase: |
at full tilt |
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