tilt

To slope or incline (something); to slant.

Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.

To be at an angle.

For as the Trunk of the Body, is kept from tilting forvvard by the Muſcules of the Back: So, from falling backvvard, by theſe of the Belly.

“Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house tilting perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa.

To charge (at someone) with a lance.

Auster and Aquilon with winged Steeds / All ſweating, tilt about the watery heauens, / With ſhiuering ſpeares enforcing thunderclaps, / And from their ſhields ſtrike flames of lightening

He tilts / With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.

To point or thrust a weapon at.

And he should tilt her?

I say I quarrel’d with you; / We did not tilt each other – that’s a blessing, – / Good gods! no innocent blood upon my head!

To point or thrust (a weapon).

Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance.

A slope or inclination.

The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.

The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.

A jousting contest. (countable)

Justs and tilts were held here weekly, while the great tourneys that occurred less often were given upon a field outside the castle wall upon the floor of the valley.

An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.

City will now make the Premier League an even bigger priority, while regrouping and planning again for what they hope will be another tilt at the Champions League next season.

A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.

The tilt hooding the spring-cart was insecure - even the jolt from the down-and-up curving river bend near the house had brought it down twice.

Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.

But the rain made an ass Of tilt and canvas