tilt
noun
1 tilt
A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances.
synonym: joust.
Roget 306:
descent,
descension†,
declension,
declination;
fall;
falling
etc.
v.;
slump;
drop,
plunge,
plummet,
cadence;
subsidence,
collapse,
lapse;
downfall,
tumble,
slip,
tilt,
trip,
lurch;
cropper,
culbute†;
titubation†,
stumble;
fate of Icarus.
avalanche,
debacle,
landslip,
landslide.
declivity,
dip,
hill.
[equipment for descending by rappeling]
rappel.
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Roget 223:
covering,
cover;
baldachin,
baldachino†,
baldaquin†;
canopy,
tilt,
awning,
tent,
marquee,
tente d'abri [Fr.],
umbrella,
parasol,
sunshade;
veil
(shade)
424;
shield
etc.
(defense)
717.
roof,
ceiling,
thatch,
tile;
pantile,
pentile†;
tiling,
slates,
slating,
leads;
barrack [U.S.],
plafond,
planchment [U.S.],
tiling,
shed
etc.
(abode)
189.
top,
lid,
covercle†,
door,
operculum;
bulkhead [U.S.].
bandage,
plaster,
lint,
wrapping,
dossil†,
finger stall.
coverlet,
counterpane,
sheet,
quilt,
tarpaulin,
blanket,
rug,
drugget†;
housing;
antimacassar,
eiderdown,
numdah†,
pillowcase,
pillowslip†;
linoleum;
saddle cloth,
blanket cloth;
tidy;
tilpah [U.S.],
apishamore [U.S.].
integument,
tegument;
skin,
pellicle,
fleece,
fell,
fur,
leather,
shagreen†,
hide;
pelt,
peltry†;
cordwain†;
derm†;
robe,
buffalo robe [U.S.];
cuticle,
scarfskin,
epidermis.
clothing
etc.
225;
mask
etc.
(concealment)
530.
peel,
crust,
bark,
rind,
cortex,
husk,
shell,
coat;
eggshell,
glume†.
capsule;
sheath,
sheathing;
pod,
cod;
casing,
case,
theca†;
elytron†;
elytrum†;
involucrum [Lat.];
wrapping,
wrapper;
envelope,
vesicle;
corn husk,
corn shuck [U.S.];
dermatology,
conchology;
testaceology†.
inunction†;
incrustation,
superimposition,
superposition,
obduction†;
scale
etc.
(layer)
204.
[specific coverings]
veneer,
facing;
overlay;
plate,
silver plate,
gold plate,
copper plate;
engobe†;
ormolu;
Sheffield plate;
pavement;
coating,
paint;
varnish
etc.
(resin)
216.1;
plating,
barrel plating,
anointing
etc.
v.;
enamel;
epitaxial deposition [Eng.],
vapor deposition;
ground,
whitewash,
plaster,
spackel,
stucco,
compo;
cerement;
ointment
etc.
(grease)
356.
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Dutch: steekspel
2 tilt
A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.
synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation.
Roget 720:
contention,
strife;
contest,
contestation†;
struggle;
belligerency;
opposition
etc.
708.
controversy,
polemics;
debate
etc.
(discussion)
476;
war of words,
logomachy†,
litigation;
paper war;
high words
etc.
(quarrel)
713;
sparring
etc.
v..
competition,
rivalry;
corrivalry†,
corrivalship†,
agonism†,
concours†,
match,
race,
horse racing,
heat,
steeple chase,
handicap;
regatta;
field day;
sham fight,
Derby day;
turf,
sporting,
bullfight,
tauromachy†,
gymkhana†;
boat race,
torpids†.
wrestling,
greco-roman wrestling;
pugilism,
boxing,
fisticuffs,
the manly art of self-defense;
spar,
mill,
set-to,
round,
bout,
event,
prize fighting;
quarterstaff,
single stick;
gladiatorship†,
gymnastics;
jiujitsu,
jujutsu,
kooshti†,
sumo;
athletics,
athletic sports;
games of skill
etc.
840.
shindy†;
fracas
etc.
(discord)
713;
clash of arms;
tussle,
scuffle,
broil,
fray;
affray,
affrayment†;
velitation†;
colluctation†,
luctation†;
brabble†,
brigue†,
scramble,
melee,
scrimmage,
stramash†,
bushfighting†.
free fight,
stand up fight,
hand to hand,
running fight.
conflict,
skirmish;
rencounter†,
encounter;
rencontre†,
collision,
affair,
brush,
fight;
battle,
battle royal;
combat,
action,
engagement,
joust,
tournament;
tilt,
tilting [Mediev.];
tournay†,
list;
pitched battle.
death struggle,
struggle for life or death,
life or death struggle,
Armageddon†.
hard knocks,
sharp contest,
tug of war.
naval engagement,
naumachia†,
sea fight.
duel,
duello [It];
single combat,
monomachy†,
satisfaction,
passage d'armes [Fr.],
passage of arms,
affair of honor;
triangular duel;
hostile meeting,
digladiation†;
deeds of arms,
feats of arms;
appeal to arms
etc.
(warfare)
722.
pugnacity;
combativeness
etc.
adj.;
bone of contention
etc.
713.
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Dutch: betwisting, woordenwisseling, woordenstrijd, twistgesprek, redetwist, redestrijd, onenigheid, meningsverschil, debat, dispuut, twistpunt, geschil, controverse, pennestrijd, polemiek ... show more
Polish: potyczka, sprzeczka, starcie, utarczka, zwada
3 tilt
A slight but noticeable partiality.
4 tilt
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical:
— The tower had a pronounced tilt.
synonyms: inclination, lean, leaning, list.
Roget 217:
obliquity,
inclination,
slope,
slant,
crookedness
etc.
adj.;
slopeness†;
leaning
etc.
v.;
bevel,
tilt;
bias,
list,
twist,
swag,
cant,
lurch;
distortion
etc.
243;
bend
etc.
(curve)
245;
tower of Pisa.
acclivity,
rise,
ascent,
gradient,
khudd†,
rising ground,
hill,
bank,
declivity,
downhill,
dip,
fall,
devexity†;
gentle slope,
rapid slope,
easy ascent,
easy descent;
shelving beach;
talus;
monagne Russe [Fr.];
facilis descensus averni [Lat.].
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Polish: nachylenie, spadzistość, spad
5 tilt
Pitching dangerously to one side.
synonyms: careen, rock, sway.
Polish: wahnięcie
verb
1 tilt
To incline or bend from a vertical position.
synonyms: angle, lean, slant, tip.
Roget 720:
contend;
contest,
strive,
struggle,
scramble,
wrestle;
spar,
square;
exchange blows,
exchange fisticuffs;
fib†,
justle†,
tussle,
tilt,
box,
stave,
fence;
skirmish;
pickeer†;
fight
etc.
(war)
722;
wrangle
etc.
(quarrel)
713.
contend with
&c.,
grapple with,
engage with,
close with,
buckle with,
bandy with,
try conclusions with,
have a brush
etc.
n..
with,
tilt with;
encounter,
fall foul of,
pitch into,
clapperclaw†,
run a tilt at;
oppose
etc.
708;
reluct.
join issue,
come to blows,
go to loggerheads,
set to,
come to the scratch,
exchange shots,
measure swords,
meet hand to hand;
take up the cudgels,
take up the glove,
take up the gauntlet;
enter the lists;
couch one's lance;
give satisfaction;
appeal to arms;
etc.
(warfare)
722.
lay about one;
break the peace.
compete with,
cope with,
vie with,
race with;
outvie†,
emulate,
rival;
run a race;
contend for
&c.,
stipulate for,
stickle for;
insist upon,
make a point of.
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Dutch: leunen, overhangen, overhellen, uitwijken
2 tilt
Heel over:
— The tower is tilting.
synonyms: cant, cant over, pitch, slant.
Roget 306:
descend;
go down,
drop down,
come down;
fall,
gravitate,
drop,
slip,
slide,
rappel,
settle;
plunge,
plummet,
crash;
decline,
set,
sink,
droop,
come down a peg;
slump.
dismount,
alight,
light,
get down;
swoop;
stoop
etc.
308;
fall prostrate,
precipitate oneself;
let fall
etc.
308.
tumble,
trip,
stumble,
titubate†,
lurch,
pitch,
swag,
topple,
topple over,
tumble over,
topple down,
tumble down;
tilt,
sprawl,
plump down,
come down a cropper.
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Roget 284:
propel,
project,
throw,
fling,
cast,
pitch,
chuck,
toss,
jerk,
heave,
shy,
hurl;
flirt,
fillip.
dart,
lance,
tilt;
ejaculate,
jaculate†;
fulminate,
bolt,
drive,
sling,
pitchfork.
send;
send off,
let off,
fire off;
discharge,
shoot;
launch,
release,
send forth,
let fly;
put in orbit,
send into orbit,
launch into orbit dash.
put in motion,
set in motion;
set agoing†,
start;
give a start,
give an impulse to;
impel
etc.
276;
trundle
etc.
(set in rotation)
312;
expel
etc.
297.
carry one off one's legs;
put to flight.
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3 tilt
4 tilt
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