tilt
IPA: tˈɪɫt
noun
- A slope or inclination.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
- A tilt hammer.
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
verb
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (pinball, of a machine) 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.
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
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Examples of "tilt" in Sentences
- They tilted the boat to careen it.
- Include the tree and tilt the angle the right way up.
- The only purpose of the tilting is passenger comfort.
- A slight imbalance in the turbulences tilts the candle.
- In fact the wall on the right was both tilted and twisted
- The amount of sunlight is affected by the tilt of the axis.
- These effects are related to the seasonal tilt of the earth.
- At the moment the tilt is clearly toward the latter approach.
- The anamorphic magnification is varied by the tilting of the prisms.
- Before the title tilt, Summit plays at St. Mary's Academy today at 4: 15 p.m. in a nonconference match.
- The Rangers are hoping for a return to the state championship game after losing in the title tilt in 2009.
- But the biggest rival in his path could be triple major winner Harrington who opens his title tilt against India's Jeev Milkha Singh.
- Starting in 2016, the regional finals will be split by CBS and Turner, and the Final Four and the title tilt will alternate yearly between CBS and Turner's TBS.
- Tipping in 2016, coverage of the regional finals will be split by CBS and Turner with the Final Four and the title tilt, alternating every year between CBS and TBS.
- Tipping in 2016, coverage of the regional finals will be split by CBS and Turner with the Final Four and the title tilt, alternating every year between CBS and Turner's TBS.
- They advanced to the York Region junior girls 'basketball championships before settling for second place after falling to Mazo de la Roche Public School (Newmarket) 23-16 in the title tilt played in Aurora.
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