Antonyms for tilt
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : tilt |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɪlt |
Definition of tilt
Origin :- Old English *tyltan "to be unsteady," from tealt "unsteady," from Proto-Germanic *taltaz (cf. Old Norse tyllast "to trip," Swedish tulta "to waddle," Norwegian tylta "to walk on tip-toe," Middle Dutch touteren "to swing"). Meaning "to cause to lean, tip, slope" (1590s) is from sense of "push or fall over." Intransitive sense first recorded 1620s. Related: Tilted; tilting.
- noun lean, slope
- noun fight
- verb lean, slant
- verb attack, fight
- Yet he can tilt or play his part at hand-strokes as merrily as ever.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- I understand that all right, but I am still in the dark as to what is causing this increase of tilt.
- Extract from : « The Solar Magnet » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
- There was a momentous promise in his gravity, a hint of catastrophe in the tilt of his head.
- Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
- As anticipated, the tilt had been rifled of its contents, chiefly flour and pork.
- Extract from : « The Gaunt Gray Wolf » by Dillon Wallace
- The tilt itself, however, had not been burned, and was otherwise undisturbed.
- Extract from : « The Gaunt Gray Wolf » by Dillon Wallace
- It was mid-forenoon of a beautiful, transparent September day when they reached the tilt.
- Extract from : « The Gaunt Gray Wolf » by Dillon Wallace
- That must be 235 found out; and from Tilt Cove it could be discovered in two hours.
- Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
- They should not be permitted to slide forward on the nose or tilt.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- All the planet seemed to tilt insanely as the caterwheels spun.
- Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- On the following days the ceremony was prolonged by tilt and tourney.
- Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
Synonyms for tilt
- angle
- attack
- bend
- bout
- break
- cant
- careen
- charge
- clash
- collision
- combat
- conflict
- contend
- contest
- cross swords
- dip
- drop
- duel
- encounter
- fall
- fracas
- grade
- gradient
- heel
- inclination
- incline
- joust
- leaning
- list
- lurch
- meet
- overthrow
- pitch
- rake
- recline
- scrimmage
- scuffle
- seesaw
- set at an angle
- set-to
- shift
- skirmish
- slant
- slide
- slope
- slouch
- spar
- struggle
- swag
- sway
- thrust
- tip
- tournament
- tourney
- turn
- tussle
- yaw
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