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to tilt
01
to incline or lean in a particular direction
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
tilt
3rd person singular
tilts
Present participle
tilting
Past simple
tilted
Past participle
tilted
Examples
Right now, the tower of blocks is tilting dangerously as the child adds another block.
02
to deliberately adjust or position an object in such a way that it leans or slopes
Transitive: to tilt sth
Examples
The gardener tilted the potted plant to ensure proper drainage.
03
to engage in a jousting match, typically involving knights on horseback charging at each other with lances
Intransitive
Examples
The brave knights prepared to tilt in the grand tournament, charging at each other with lances.
Tilt
01
pitching dangerously to one side
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
tilts
02
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
03
a slight but noticeable partiality
04
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
05
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Lexical Tree
tilted
tilter
tilt
