tilt

  • 11tilt — /tilt/, it. /tilt/ s. ingl. (propr. colpo, ribaltamento ), usato in ital. al masch. [con riferimento a congegni o circuiti elettrici o elettronici, cessazione del funzionamento, solo nell espressione andare in t. ] ● Espressioni: fam., andare in… …

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  • 12Tilt — (t[i^]lt), n. [OE. telt (perhaps from the Danish), teld, AS. teld, geteld; akin to OD. telde, G. zelt, Icel. tjald, Sw. t[ a]lt, tj[ a]ll, Dan. telt, and AS. beteldan to cover.] 1. A covering overhead; especially, a tent. Denham. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 13tilt — [n1] lean, slope angle, cant, dip, drop, fall, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, leaning, list, pitch, rake, slant, slide; concept 738 tilt [n2] fight attack, bout, clash, collision, combat, conflict, contest, duel, encounter, fracas, joust …

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  • 14tilt at — [phrasal verb] 1 tilt at (someone or something) Brit : to attack (someone or something) in writing or speech critics tilting at [=criticizing] the established system 2 tilt at windmills : to use time and energy to attack an enemy or problem that… …

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  • 15Tilt — Tilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tilting}.] To cover with a tilt, or awning. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Tilt — Tilt, v. i. 1. To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of… …

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  • 17tilt-up — /tilt up /, adj. Building Trades. of or pertaining to a method of casting concrete walls on site in a horizontal position or preassembling wooden wall and partition frames, then tilting them up into their final position: tilt up construction.… …

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  • 18tilt — s.m.inv. CO segnale del flipper che indica l interruzione della partita in seguito a un colpo troppo forte dato al flipper | estens., interruzione improvvisa di un circuito elettrico con conseguente blocco del meccanismo a esso connesso {{line}}… …

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  • 19tilt — tilt; tilt·able; tilt·er; …

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  • 20Tilt-up — n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Tip up}. [1913 Webster] …

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