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tilt

English

  1. 🔊 the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
    “the tower had a pronounced tilt”
  2. 🔊 a slight but noticeable partiality
    “the court's tilt toward conservative rulings”
  3. 🔊 a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
  4. 🔊 pitching dangerously to one side
  5. 🔊 a contentious speech act
    “they were involved in a violent argument”
  6. 🔊 charge with a tilt
  7. 🔊 to incline or bend from a vertical position
    “She leaned over the banister”
  8. 🔊 heel over
    “The tower is tilting”
  9. 🔊 move sideways or in an unsteady way
    “The ship careened out of control”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 inclinación tilt
  2. 🔊 inclinar to tilt
  3. 🔊 ladear to tilt, tip, cock
  4. 🔊 entornar to tilt, flip, turn upside down
  5. 🔊 bascular to tilt, totter, move to and fro, oscillate

Similar words

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