Meaning & Definition of Tilt in English

1. A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

2. A contentious speech act

• A dispute where there is strong disagreement

• "They were involved in a violent argument"

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"

5. Pitching dangerously to one side

1. To incline or bend from a vertical position

• "She leaned over the banister"

2. Heel over

• "The tower is tilting"

• "The ceiling is slanting"

3. Move sideways or in an unsteady way

• "The ship careened out of control"

4. Charge with a tilt