uptilt

[ uhp-tilt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to tilt up.

uptilt

/ ʌpˈtɪlt /

verb

1. tr to tilt up

Word History and Origins

Origin of uptilt¹

First recorded in 1900–05; up- + tilt ¹

Example Sentences

In the babies a slight uptilt to the eye is sometimes seen, like a Japanese, which indeed the babies suggest.

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"No," she said decisively, with a charming little uptilt of the adorable chin.

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Even the new uptilt of Lad's ears could not make those ears so perfect in shape and attitude as were the Champion's.

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A slight, humorous uptilt to his mouth relieved the face of impassivity and saved it from a too formal clericalism.

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Miss Massingale acquiesced in a little uptilt of her perfectly rounded chin.

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