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Definition tilt

Etymology 1

From Middle English tilte, from Old English tyltan (“to be unsteady”). Cognate with Icelandic tölt (“an ambling place”). The nominal sense of "a joust" appears around 1510, presumably derived from the barrier which separated the combatants, which suggests connection with tilt "covering". The modern transitive meaning is from 1590; the intransitive use appears 1620.

Verb

tilt (third-person singular simple present tilts, present participle tilting, simple past and past participle tilted)

  1. (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant. [1590]
  2. (jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance. [1590]
  3. (intransitive) To be at an angle. [1620]
  4. (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
  5. (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
  6. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
  7. (poker, video games) To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
Noun

tilt (plural tilts)

  1. A slope or inclination.
  2. A jousting contest. (countable) [1510]
  3. A thrust, as with a lance.
  4. (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this
  5. An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
  6. A tilt hammer.
  7. The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.

Etymology 2

From Middle English telt, from Old English teld (“tent”), from Middle Low German telt, perhaps via or influenced by Danish telt. Cognates include German Zelt (“tent”), Old Norse tjald (“tent”) (whence also archaic Danish tjæld (“tent”)). More at teld.

Noun

tilt (plural tilts)

  1. A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc. [1450]
  2. Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
Verb

tilt (third-person singular simple present tilts, present participle tilting, simple past and past participle tilted)

  1. (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.

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