v. 1 lean, slant, incline, slope, angle, tip, heel over, pitch, list, cant She caught the lamp just as the table tilted 2 tilt at. joust with, compete with, battle against, contend with, spar with, cross swords with, attack In tilting at the media, he has chosen some formidable opponents
n. 3 lean, slant, incline, slope, angle, tip, heel, list, pitch, cant, inclination The wall is at a perilous tilt and could easily fall 4 joust, tourney, tournament, meeting, tilting, engagement, encounter, match, contest, test, trial, fight, combat; dispute, argument, difference, quarrel, altercation, squabble, tiff, US spat, Colloq set-to I have enjoyed the various tilts I have had with the editor over the years