tilt
31tilt — I. /tɪlt / (say tilt) verb (t) 1. to cause to lean, incline, slope or slant. 2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust. 3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance. –verb (i) 4. to move into or assume a sloping position or direction. 5. to engage in a… …
32tilt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English teld, telte tent, canopy, from Old English teld; akin to Old High German zelt tent Date: 15th century a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to cover or provide with a tilt… …
33tilt — {{11}}tilt (n.) a joust, a combat, 1510s, perhaps from TILT (Cf. tilt) (v.) on the notion of to lean into an attack, but the word originally seems to have been the name of the barrier which separated the combatants, which suggests connection with …
34tilt — tilt1 tiltable, adj. tilter, n. /tilt/, v.t. 1. to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant. 2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust. 3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance. 4. to move (a camera) up or down on its vertical axis for photographing… …
35tilt — I [[t]tɪlt[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to lean, incline, or slant 2) to rush at or charge, as in a joust 3) to hold poised for attack, as a lance 4) to assume a sloping position or direction 5) to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like… …
36tilt — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. assume or cause to assume a sloping position; heel over. 2 intr. (foll. by at) strike, thrust, or run at, with a weapon, esp. in jousting. 3 intr. (foll. by with) engage in a contest. 4 tr. forge or work (steel etc.) with …
37Tilt — This unusual medieval surname is almost certainly occupational. It is a dialectally transposed variant spelling of the 12th century English Tyleman , a maker or fitter of tiles. Oddly the original Olde English meaning was an agricultural… …
38tilt — 01. The Leaning Tower of Pizza is slowly [tilting] over, and steps must be taken to ensure it doesn t fall over. 02. Don t [tilt] your chair back like that; it could fall over, and you could hurt yourself. 03. The young girl [tilted] her head to… …
39Tilt — Der Tilt wurde im Mittelalter beim Tjost (ritterlicher Reitwettstreit) benutzt. Beim Tjosten ritten die Kontrahenten mit nach vorne gerichteten Lanzen aufeinander zu, mit dem Ziel den Gegner durch einen gut platzierten Treffer aus dem Sattel zu… …
40tilt — i. The angular movement of the offset of a camera axis about an aircraft’s longitudinal axis. ii. The angle at the perspective center between the photograph perpendicular and the plumb line or another exterior reference direction. In aerial… …
