tilt¹ /tilt/

1. To lean, heel over
2. To slope
3. (of a ship) to pitch
4. To slant, esp in a vertical plane
5. To joust, ride and thrust with a spear
6. To charge, attack (with at; lit or figurative)
7. To take part in a contest (with with)
8. To criticize (with at)
9. To thrust

1. To incline, slant
2. To tip out, by tilting
3. To move by tilting
4. To forge using a tilt hammer

1. An act of tilting
2. A condition of being tilted
3. A slope
4. A joust, a charge against an opponent with a lance
5. An encounter, attack, etc
6. A dispute
7. A duel
8. A thrust
9. A tilt yard

tiltˈable adjective

tiltˈer noun

tiltˈing noun

tilt fillet or tilting fillet noun (building)

A triangular roofing timber used at eaves to tilt the undereaves course of slates, etc to close off the front edge

tilt hammer noun

A heavy pivoted hammer lifted by a cam, used in forging

tilting train noun

A train with a tilting mechanism that enables it to travel at high speed on a standard track

tilt yard noun (historical)

A place for tilting, jousting

full tilt

At full speed, headlong

tilt² /tilt/

1. A cover, awning, for a wagon, boat, etc
2. A tent
3. A hut

To cover with a tilt

tiltˈed adjective

tiltˈ-boat noun

A large rowing boat with a tilt

tiltˈ-rotor noun

1. A large retractable propeller on the wing of an aircraft that enables vertical take-off and landing
2. An aircraft fitted with such propellers

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