tilt

Noun
  1. A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances (synset 107487600)
    is a type of: battle, struggle - an energetic attempt to achieve something
    is a part of: tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
    same as: joust
  2. A contentious speech act;
    A dispute where there is strong disagreement (synset 107197811)
    "they were involved in a violent argument"
    is a type of: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute - a disagreement or argument about something important
    subtypes:
    • argle-bargle, argy-bargy - a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
    • firestorm - an outburst of controversy
    • sparring - an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
    • polemic - a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
    • fight - an intense verbal dispute
    same as: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation
  3. A slight but noticeable partiality (synset 106212031)
    "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
    is a type of: partiality, partisanship - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
  4. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (synset 105075249)
    "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
    is a type of: position, spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    same as: inclination, lean, leaning, list
  5. Pitching dangerously to one side (synset 100348834)
    is a type of: lurch, pitch, pitching - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
    same as: careen, rock, sway
Verb
  1. To incline or bend from a vertical position (synset 202042202)
    "She leaned over the banister"
    is a type of: bend, flex - form a curve
    subtypes:
    same as: angle, lean, slant, tip
  2. Heel over (synset 201888570)
    "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes: cock - tilt or slant to one side
    same as: cant, cant over, pitch, slant
  3. Move sideways or in an unsteady way (synset 201888967)
    "The ship careened out of control"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    same as: careen, shift, wobble
  4. Charge with a tilt (synset 201125332)
    is a type of: joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

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