tilt
To slope or incline (something); to slant.
Example
“Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.”
Other meanings
To be at an angle.
To charge (at someone) with a lance.
Synonyms
- lean
- tip
- angle
Related words
- a-tilt
- antitilt
- overtilt
- pretilt
- retilt
- Tilt-A-Whirl
- tiltability
- tiltable
- tilter
- tiltlike
- tiltrotor
- tiltwing
Word history
From Middle English "tilte".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tilt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.