tilt

/tˈɪlt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. to incline or bend from a vertical position
   “She leaned over the banister”
2. heel over
   “The tower is tilting”
3. move sideways or in an unsteady way
   “The ship careened out of control”
4. charge with a tilt

noun

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”
5. pitching dangerously to one side

Synonyms for tilt

• lean
• tip
• slant
• angle
• cant
• cant over
• pitch
• careen
• wobble
• shift
• joust
• controversy
• contention
• contestation
• disputation
• disceptation
• argument
• arguing
• list
• inclination
• leaning
• rock
• sway

Words that rhyme with tilt

• stilt
• wilt
• quilt
• gilt
• guilt
• jilt
• lilt
• milt
• silt
• built
• hilt
• kilt
• bildt
• microbilt
• overbuilt
• peterbilt
• rebuilt
• schildt
• schilt
• spilt
• unbuilt
• vanderwilt
• welbilt
• wildt