■ verb
1》 move into a sloping position.
↘move (a camera) in a vertical plane.
2》 ( ~ at ) historical (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon.
↘( ~ with ) archaic engage in a contest with.
■ noun
1》 a ~ing position or movement.
↘an inclination or bias.
2》 historical a joust.
Phrases
( at ) full ~ with maximum speed or force.
~ at windmills attack imaginary enemies. [with allusion to the story of Don Quixote ~ing at windmills, believing they were giants.]
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'fall or cause to fall'): perh. related to OE tealt 'unsteady', or perh. of Scand. origin and related to Norw. tylten 'unsteady' and Swed. tulta 'totter'.