TILT


Meaning of TILT in English

v. & n.

--v.

1. intr. & tr. assume or cause to assume a sloping position; heel over.

2 intr. (foll. by at) strike, thrust, or run at, with a weapon, esp. in jousting.

3 intr. (foll. by with) engage in a contest.

4 tr. forge or work (steel etc.) with a tilt-hammer.

--n.

1. the act or an instance of tilting.

2 a sloping position.

3 (of medieval knights etc.) the act of charging with a lance against an opponent or at a mark, done for exercise or as a sport.

4 an encounter between opponents; an attack esp. with argument or satire (have a tilt at).

5 tilt-hammer.

Phrases and idioms:

full (or at full) tilt

1. at full speed.

2 with full force. tilt-hammer a heavy pivoted hammer used in forging. tilt-yard hist. a place where tilts (see sense 3 of n.) took place.

Derivatives:

tilter n.

Etymology: ME tilte perh. f. an OE form rel. to tealt unsteady f. Gmc: weapon senses of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.