tilt
1[ tilt ]
/ tɪlt /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Idioms about tilt
(at) full tilt. full tilt.
tilt at windmills, to contend against imaginary opponents or injustices.Also fight with windmills.
Origin of tilt
1First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tilte(n), tilt(e), tult “to fall down, upset, tumble,” akin to Old English tealt “unsteady,” tealtian “to stumble”; compare dialectal Norwegian tylta “to tiptoe,” tylten “unsteady,” Swedish tulta “to totter”
OTHER WORDS FROM tilt
tilt·a·ble, adjectivetilter, nounOther definitions 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
2First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English teld(e), telt(e), tild(e) “dwelling (temporary or permanent), fort, tent,” Old English teld “tent, pavilion”; cognate with German Zelt “tent,” Old Norse tjald “tent, tapestry, 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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