tilt
n 1: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each
other with blunted lances [syn: {joust}]
2: a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were
involved in a violent argument" [syn: {controversy}, {contention},
{contestation}, {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}]
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position: "She leaned
over the banister." [syn: {lean}, {tip}, {slant}, {angle}]
2: heel over [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {slant}, {pitch}]
3: move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a
vehicle out of control [syn: {careen}, {sway}, {wobble}, {shift}]
4: charge with a tilt, as in a a joust