Found 2 items, similar to Tilting.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tilt
tilt
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position;
“She leaned
over the banister” [syn:
lean,
tip,
slant,
angle]
2: heel over;
“The tower is tilting”;
“The ceiling is slanting”
[syn:
cant,
cant over,
slant,
pitch]
3: move sideways or in an unsteady way;
“The ship careened out
of control” [syn:
careen,
wobble,
shift]
4: charge with a tilt
tilt
n 1: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each
other with blunted lances [syn:
joust]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
disagreement;
“they were involved in a violent argument”
[syn:
controversy,
contention,
contestation,
disputation,
disceptation,
argument,
arguing]
3: a slight but noticeable partiality;
“the court's tilt toward
conservative rulings”
4: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
from the vertical;
“the tower had a pronounced tilt”;
“the
ship developed a list to starboard”;
“he walked with a
heavy inclination to the right” [syn:
list,
inclination,
lean,
leaning]
5: pitching dangerously to one side [syn:
rock,
careen,
sway]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tilting
Tilt
\Tilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Tilted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tilting.]
To cover with a tilt, or awning.
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Tilting
\Tilt"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who tilts; a tilt.
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2. The process by which blister steel is rendered ductile by
being forged with a tilt hammer.
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Tilting helmet, a helmet of large size and unusual weight
and strength, worn at tilts.
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