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tilt

/tɪlt/ verb C1
  1. To slope or incline (something); to slant. (transitive) · Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.
  2. To be at an angle. (intransitive)
  3. To charge (at someone) with a lance. (intransitive)
  4. To point or thrust a weapon at. (transitive)
  5. To point or thrust (a weapon). (transitive)
  6. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer. · to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile
  7. 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.
  8. To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses. (slang)

He/she/it tilts · Past tilted · Past participle tilted · -ing form tilting

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Verb forms

Base form
tilt
He/she/it
tilts
Past
tilted
Past participle
tilted
-ing form
tilting

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