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uptilt

American

[uhp-tilt] / ʌpˈtɪlt /

verb (used with object)

to tilt up.

uptilt British

/ ʌpˈtɪlt /

verb

(tr) to tilt up

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of uptilt

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

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uptilt

What is changed is Olive’s situation at the very close: These stringently non-Hollywood filmmakers have suggested a cheerful, almost-Hollywood uptilt for her life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2018

The photographer has crouched at ground level to take the shot so that she looms larger than life in the frame, the defiant uptilt of her chin emphasised.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2018

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

From Empire Builders by Jay Hambidge

"Oh!" she scoffed, with a little uptilt of the admirable chin.

From Empire Builders by Jay Hambidge

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

From The Clarion by William Dodge Stevens

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