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Word: Tilt
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (in the sense ‘fall or cause to fall, topple’): perhaps related to Old English tealt ‘unsteady’, or perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian tylten ‘unsteady’ and Swedish tulta ‘totter’
tɪlt
move or cause to move into a sloping position
Short Definition:move or cause to move into sloping position
Examples:- the floor tilted slightly
- he tilted his head to one side
(in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon
Short Definition:thrust at with lance or other weapon
Examples:- he tilts at his prey
- the lonely hero tilting at the system
Word: Tilt
Speech Type: Noun
tɪlt
a sloping position or movement
Short Definition:sloping position or movement
Examples:- the tilt of her head
a combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust.
Short Definition:combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances
a small hut in a forest.
Short Definition:small hut in forest
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