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tilt

About 2.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To slope or incline (something); to slant. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.
  2. verb To be at an angle.
  3. verb To charge (at someone) with a lance.
  4. verb To point or thrust a weapon at.
  5. verb To point or thrust (a weapon).
  6. verb To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
    to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile
  7. verb To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
  8. verb To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.

Similar words

slant inclination lean leaning sway tip wobble joust contention contestation

Often followed by

of the and angle in to at is toward

Word family

tiltable tilted tilter tilters tilting tilts

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