tilt (
http://definr.com/tilt)
n 1: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each
other with blunted lances [syn:
joust]
2: a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were
involved in a violent argument" [syn:
controversy,
contention,
contestation,
argument,
arguing]
3: a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward
conservative rulings"
4: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the
ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a
heavy inclination to the right" [syn:
list,
inclination,
lean,
leaning]
5: pitching dangerously to one side [syn:
rock,
careen,
sway]
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
over the banister" [syn:
lean,
tip,
slant,
angle]
2: heel over [syn:
cant,
cant over,
slant,
pitch]
3: move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a
vehicle out of control [syn:
careen,
sway,
wobble,
shift]
4: charge with a tilt, as in a a joust