Definition of tilt

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Tilt (v. t.) To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel..

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Tilter :: Tilter (n.) One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights..
Tilth :: Tilth (n.) That which is tilled; tillage ground.
Tilt-yard :: Tilt-yard (n.) A yard or place for tilting.
Tilt-up :: Tilt-up (n.) Same as Tip-up.
Quiddit :: Quiddit (n.) A subtilty; an equivocation.
Burr :: Burr (n.) A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping..
Morne :: Morne (n.) A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand, coal, etc..
Tip :: Tip (v. t.) To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart..
Stiltify :: Stilted (a.) Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation..
School :: School (n.) One of the seminaries for teaching logic, metaphysics, and theology, which were formed in the Middle Ages, and which were characterized by academical disputations and subtilties of reasoning..
Joust :: Joust (v. i.) A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.
Jouster :: Jouster (n.) One who jousts or tilts.
Hogback :: Hogback (n.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides..
Tilth :: Tilth (n.) The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land is good tilth..
Johnsonese :: "Johnsonese (n.) The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words..
Coronel :: Coronel (n.) The iron head of a tilting spear, divided into two, three, or four blunt points..
Cockbill :: Cockbill (v. t.) To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning..
Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.
Logical :: Logical (a.) Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties..
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