tilt
1[ tilt ]
/ tɪlt /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Idioms for tilt
(at) full tilt. full tilt.
tilt at windmills, to contend against imaginary opponents or injustices.Also fight with windmills.
Origin of tilt
11300–50; Middle English tylten to upset, tumble <Scandinavian; compare dialectal Norwegian tylta to tiptoe, tylten unsteady; akin to Old English tealt unsteady, tealtian to totter, amble, Middle Dutch touteren to sway
OTHER WORDS FROM tilt
tilt·a·ble, adjectivetilter, nounWords nearby tilt
Definition for tilt (2 of 2)
tilt2
[ tilt ]
/ tɪlt /
noun
a cover of coarse cloth, canvas, etc., as for a wagon.
an awning.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with a tilt.
Origin of tilt
21400–50; late Middle English, variant of tild,Old English teld; cognate with German Zelt tent, Old Norse tjald tent, curtain
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British Dictionary definitions for tilt (1 of 2)
tilt1
/ (tɪlt) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of tilt
tilter, nounWord Origin for tilt
Old English tealtian; related to Dutch touteren to totter, Norwegian tylta to tiptoe, tylten unsteady
British Dictionary definitions for tilt (2 of 2)
tilt2
/ (tɪlt) /
noun
an awning or canopy, usually of canvas, for a boat, booth, etc
verb
(tr) to cover or provide with a tilt
Word Origin for tilt
Old English teld; related to Old High German zelt tent, Old Norse tjald tent
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