tilt
/tɪlt/ verb C1- To slope or incline (something); to slant. · Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.
- To be at an angle.
- To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- To point or thrust a weapon at.
- To point or thrust (a weapon).
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer. · to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile
- To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
He/she/it tilts · Past tilted · Past participle tilted · -ing form tilting
Verb forms
- Base form
- tilt
- He/she/it
- tilts
- Past
- tilted
- Past participle
- tilted
- -ing form
- tilting
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