1. tilt - noun
· a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Synonym(s): joust
2. tilt - noun
· a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Synonym(s): controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, argument, arguing
Hypernym(s): dispute, difference, difference_of_opinion, conflict
3. tilt - noun
· a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
Hypernym(s): partiality, partisanship
4. tilt - noun
· the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
Synonym(s): list, inclination, lean, leaning
Hypernym(s): position, spatial_relation
5. tilt - noun
· pitching dangerously to one side
Synonym(s): rock, careen, sway
Hypernym(s): lurch, pitch, pitching
6. tilt - verb
· to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
Synonym(s): lean, tip, slant, angle
7. tilt - verb
· heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
Synonym(s): cant, cant_over, slant, pitch
Hypernym(s): move
8. tilt - verb
· move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
Synonym(s): careen, wobble, shift
Hypernym(s): move
9. tilt - verb
· charge with a tilt
Hypernym(s): joust
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