Tilt

verb tilts · tilting · tilted

1. transitive To slope or incline (something); to slant. Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.
2. intransitive To be at an angle. 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.
3. intransitive To charge (at someone) with a lance. 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
4. transitive To point or thrust a weapon at. And he should tilt her?
5. transitive To point or thrust (a weapon). Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance.
6. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer. to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile
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. slang To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses. The D.F.S. industry is still inextricably tied up in those poker roots. Players talk about "tilting" because of "variance," especially when a "fish" puts in a "donkey" lineup that ends up going crazy. (In regular American English, this translates roughly to "I am really mad because some idiot punche
9. figuratively To modify one's approach. 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 of jobs at risk.

Similar: slope, incline, slant, cock, cant

noun tilts

1. countable, uncountable A slope or inclination.
2. countable, uncountable The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
3. countable, uncountable The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
4. countable, uncountable A jousting contest. (countable) 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. countable, uncountable An attempt, run, or bid for something; commonly with a sense of bold defiance or against steep odds. He made a tilt at public office
6. countable, uncountable A thrust, as with a lance. 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. countable, uncountable A tilt hammer.
8. countable, uncountable 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.
9. slang, uncountable A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses. to go on tilt

noun tilts

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. Any covering overhead; especially, a tent. But the rain made an ass Of tilt and canvas

verb tilts · tilting · tilted

1. transitive To cover with a tilt, or awning.

proper noun

1. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, that joins the River Garry at Blair Atholl.