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Another word for tilt

tilt Synonyms

tilt

n.

An incline
slant, slope, angle, dip, rake, drop, fall, slide; see also inclination 5.
Antonyms floor*, flat land, level surface.
An encounter
joust, bout, conflict, contest, struggle, skirmish, collision, scrimmage, fracas, tussle, scuffle, meet; see also attack 1, fight 1.

at full tilt

at full speed, charging, speeding; see moving 1.

tilt Synonyms

tilt

v.

To incline
slant, tip, turn, set at an angle, lean, slope, rake, slouch, shift, dip, sway, make oblique, turn edgewise; see also bend 2.
Antonyms straighten*, level, bring into line.
To encounter
dispute, argue, contend, attack, charge, thrust, combat; see also fight 2.

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Another word for tilt

verb

To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal:
cant¹, heel², incline, lean¹, list², rake², slant, slope, tip². See straight
To strive in opposition:
battle, combat, contend, duel, fight, struggle, war, wrestle. See conflict

noun

Deviation from a particular direction:
cant¹, grade, gradient, heel², inclination, incline, lean¹, list², rake², slant, slope, tip². See rise, straight
Any competition or test of opposing wills likened to the sport in which knights fought with lances:
joust, tournament, tourney. See conflict

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It was Darkyn's turn to tilt his head curiously.
He reached out to tilt her chin to the side to see her neck.
At Tilt Cove, Newfoundland, the Cape Copper Company smelted copper ore, with just the proper proportion of sulphur, iron and silica, successfully without any fuel, when once the initial charge had been fused with coke.
When a current is passed through the instrument it causes one end of the movable system to tilt downwards, and the other end upwards; the sliding weight is then moved along the tray by means of a silk cord until equilibrium is again established.
It is situated at the confluence of the Tilt and the Garry.

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