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tilt

/tɪlt/ noun C2
  1. A slope or inclination. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A jousting contest. (countable) (countable, uncountable)
  5. An attempt, run, or bid for something; commonly with a sense of bold defiance or against steep odds. (countable, uncountable) · He made a tilt at public office
  6. A thrust, as with a lance. (countable, uncountable)
  7. A tilt hammer. (countable, uncountable)
  8. A penalty triggered when a player physically shakes, lifts, or bangs a pinball machine too violently in an attempt to influence the path of the ball. (countable, uncountable)

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.