tilt
To slope or incline; to slantTo slope or incline (something); to slant.
» Tom tilted his head.
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10 senses(transitive)To slope or incline (something); to slant.
Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.
neigen, kippen
наклоня́тьnaklonjátʹ
to incline or bend from a vertical position
(intransitive)To be at an angle.
(intransitive)To charge (at someone) with a lance.
charge with a tilt
(transitive)To point or thrust a weapon at.
(transitive)To point or thrust (a weapon).
To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile
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.
(slang)To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
(figuratively)To modify one's approach.
(transitive)To cover with a tilt, or awning.
Examples
46 sentencesTom tilted his head.
Don't tilt your chair back.
deNicht mit dem Stuhl kippeln! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary tilted her head sideways.
He's tilting at windmills.
Він воює з вітряками. — deniko
ruОн сражается с ветряными мельницами. — sharptoothed
deEr kämpft gegen Windmühlen. — manese
It's like tilting at windmills.
Це як битися з вітряками. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tilte, from Old English *tyltan, *tieltan (“to be unsteady”), relatedFrom Middle English tilte, from Old English *tyltan, *tieltan (“to be unsteady”), related to the adjective tealt (“unsteady”), from Proto-West Germanic *talt, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del-, *dul- (“to shake, hesitate”), see also Dutch touteren (“to tremble”), North Frisian talt, tolt (“unstable, shaky”). Cognate with Icelandic tölt (“an ambling pace”).
From Middle English telte, tield, teld, from Old English teld (“tent”), from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą (“tent”). Perhaps influenced by Middle Low German telt, or Danish telt. Cognates include German Zelt (“tent”), Old Norse tjald (“tent”) (whence also archaic Danish tjæld (“tent”)). More at teld.
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Forms
tilts, tilting, tilted, tiltedSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle