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English noun: tilt | |||
| 1. | tilt (event) a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances | ||
| Synonyms | joust | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | battle, struggle | ||
| Part meronym | tournament | ||
| 2. | tilt (communication) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||
| Samples | They were involved in a violent argument. | ||
| Synonyms | arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | argle-bargle, argy-bargy, fight, firestorm, polemic, sparring | ||
| 3. | tilt (cognition) a slight but noticeable partiality | ||
| Samples | The court's tilt toward conservative rulings. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | partiality, partisanship | ||
| 4. | tilt (attribute) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical | ||
| Samples | The tower had a pronounced tilt. The ship developed a list to starboard. He walked with a heavy inclination to the right. | ||
| Synonyms | inclination, lean, leaning, list | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, spatial relation | ||
| 5. | tilt (act) pitching dangerously to one side | ||
| Synonyms | careen, rock, sway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lurch, pitch, pitching | ||
English verb: tilt | |||
| 1. | tilt (motion) to incline or bend from a vertical position | ||
| Samples | She leaned over the banister. | ||
| Synonyms | angle, lean, slant, tip | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | heel, incline, lean back, list, pitch, recline, slope, weather | ||
| 2. | tilt (motion) heel over | ||
| Samples | The tower is tilting. The ceiling is slanting. | ||
| Synonyms | cant, cant over, pitch, slant | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cock | ||
| 3. | tilt (motion) move sideways or in an unsteady way | ||
| Samples | The ship careened out of control. | ||
| Synonyms | careen, shift, wobble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 4. | tilt (competition) charge with a tilt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | joust | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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