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verb | noun tilttilt1 /tɪlt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYtilt1Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEtilt |
| Present | I, you, we, they | tilt | | he, she, it | tilts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tilted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tilted | | he, she, it | has tilted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tilted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tilt | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tilted |
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| Present | I | am tilting | | he, she, it | is tilting | | you, we, they | are tilting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was tilting | | you, we, they | were tilting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tilting | | he, she, it | has been tilting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tilting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tilting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tilting |
► tilt the balance This new evidence may tilt the balance of opinion in his favor. THESAURUS if a structure or surface leans, it is not upright but stands so that the top is not directly above the bottom► lean if a structure or surface leans, it is not upright but stands so that the top is not directly above the bottom: The tower leans slightly to the left. ► be at an angle to be in a position in which one side of something is higher than the other side: The portrait hanging on the wall was at an angle. ► slope if a line, surface, or piece of ground slopes, it is higher at one end than the other: The lawn sloped down toward the swimming pool. ► slant slant means the same as slope, but you do not use it about the ground: The floor slanted slightly, so the balls would always roll toward the right. ► angle to turn or move something so that it is pointing in a different direction, especially one that is not straight: She angled her face away from our line of sight. ► tilt to move something so that its position is not straight or upright: I tilted my head back to face the sun. 1to move or make something move into a position where one side is higher than the other: Tilt the pan so that the sauce covers the bottom.► see thesaurus at lean12if you tilt your head or chin or it tilts, it moves up or to the side: Carl tilted his head and looked sideways at her.3if an opinion or situation tilts or something tilts it, it changes so that people prefer one person, belief, etc.: tilt toward/away from Government tax policy has tilted toward industrial development. This new evidence may tilt the balance of opinion in his favor.tilt at something/somebody phrasal verb1tilt at windmills to try to do something that is considered impossible: Manning admits he was tilting at windmills in trying to change the nation’s prison system.2old use to fight with someone using a lance while riding a horse verb | noun tilttilt2 noun 1(at) full tilt as fast as possible: Our factories are running at full tilt.2[countable] a situation in which someone prefers one person, belief, etc., or in which one person, belief, etc. has an advantage: a tilt in the balance of military power3[countable, uncountable] a movement or position in which one side of something is higher than the other: a questioning tilt of the head |