Tilt - Definition

n 1: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each
other with blunted lances [syn: joust, tilt]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
[syn: controversy, contention, contestation,
disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing]
3: a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward
conservative rulings"
4: 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" [syn: tilt, list,
inclination, lean, leaning]
5: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen,
sway, tilt]
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
over the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant,
angle]
2: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
[syn: cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch]
3: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out
of control" [syn: careen, wobble, shift, tilt]
4: charge with a tilt