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verb, noun BrE /tɪlt/NAmE /tɪlt/

verb


1 [intransitive, transitive] to move, or make sth move, into a position with one side or end higher than the other tip(+ adv./prep.) Suddenly the boat tilted to one side The seat tilts forward, when you press this lever.~ sth (+ adv./prep.) His hat was tilted slightly at an angle. She tilted her head back and looked up at me with a smile.

2 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth/sb) (in favour of/away from sth/sb) to make sth/sb change slightly so that one particular opinion, person, etc. is preferred or more likely to succeed than another; to change in this wayThe conditions may tilt the balance in favour of the Kenyan runners. Popular opinion has tilted in favour of the socialists.tilt at ˈwindmillsto waste your energy attacking imaginary enemies From Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, in which the hero thought that the windmills he saw were giants and tried to fight them.

ˈtilt at sb/sth(BrE) to attack sb/sth in speech or writinga satirical magazine tilting at public figures

ˈtilt at sth(BrE) to try to win sthHe was tilting at the top prize.

noun



1 a position in which one end or side of sth is higher than the other; an act of tilting sth to one sideThe table is at a slight tilt. He answered with a tilt of his head.

2 an attempt to win sth or defeat sbShe aims to have a tilt at the world championship next year.

(at) full ˈtilt/ˈpelt as fast as possible

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