Meaning of 'tilt'

noun

pitching dangerously to one side

Synonyms: careen

noun

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Example: "the tower had a pronounced tilt"

Synonyms: inclination

noun

a slight but noticeable partiality

Example: "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"

noun

a contentious speech act

Synonyms: contention argument controversy contestation disputation disceptation arguing

noun

a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

Synonyms: joust

verb

charge with a tilt

verb

heel over

Example: "The tower is tilting"

Synonyms: pitch

verb

move sideways or in an unsteady way

Synonyms: shift

verb

to incline or bend from a vertical position

Synonyms: lean slant angle tip