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61tilt — I UK [tɪlt] / US verb Word forms tilt : present tense I/you/we/they tilt he/she/it tilts present participle tilting past tense tilted past participle tilted 1) [transitive] to move something so that one side is lower than the other She tilted the …
62tilt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English teld, telte tent, canopy, from Old English teld; akin to Old High German zelt tent Date: 15th century a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to cover or provide with a tilt… …
63tilt — {{11}}tilt (n.) a joust, a combat, 1510s, perhaps from TILT (Cf. tilt) (v.) on the notion of to lean into an attack, but the word originally seems to have been the name of the barrier which separated the combatants, which suggests connection with …
64tilt — I [[t]tɪlt[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to lean, incline, or slant 2) to rush at or charge, as in a joust 3) to hold poised for attack, as a lance 4) to assume a sloping position or direction 5) to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like… …
65tilt — verb 1》 move into a sloping position. ↘move (a camera) in a vertical plane. 2》 (tilt at) historical (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon. ↘(tilt with) archaic engage in a contest with. noun 1》 a tilting position or… …
66tilt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. tip, slant, incline, slope; joust. n. joust, tournament; altercation, dispute; speed; slant, slope; awning, canopy. See contention, obliquity, covering. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An incline] Syn. slant,… …
67tilt — verb you ll have to tilt the sofa to fit it through the door at full tilt Syn: slope, tip, lean, list, bank, slant, incline, pitch, cant, angle …
68full-bore — 1. adjective a) Thoroughgoing; complete; total. The problem had grown into a full bore crisis. b) Denoting a firearm of relatively large caliber. He is full bore environmental activist. Syn …
69full throttle — 1. noun a) A maximum setting on an engine or motor control. b) A maximum level of speed, effort, or risk. Syn: full bore, balls to the wall, pedal to the metal 2. adverb All out; at maximum speed, effort, or risk …
70tilt — See: FULL TILT …
