Tilt | Mean of tilt in English Dictionary

/ˈtɪlt/

• Verb
• to lift or move (something) so that one side is higher than another side
1. Tilt the glass as you pour in the beer.
2. The picture on the wall was tilted. [=it was not straight or level]
3. The steering wheel can tilt downward.
• to move (your head, chin, etc.) up, down, or to one side
1. Tilt your head back.
2. Tilt your chin up.
3. She tilted her head and looked questioningly at him.
4. Her head was tilted to the side.
• to influence (something) or to change so that a particular result or occurrence is more likely, a particular group is favored, etc.
1. Rising inflation could tilt the economy into/toward a recession.
2. The quarterback's injury could tilt (the outcome of) the game in the other team's favor. [=could make it more likely that the other team will win]
3. His election tilted the city council to the left/right. [=made the city council more liberal/conservative]
4. The law tilts the balance of power towards corporations. [=the law gives corporations more power]
5. The economy could be tilting into/toward a recession.

• to attack (someone or something) in writing or speech
1. critics tilting at [=criticizing] the established system
• to use time and energy to attack an enemy or problem that is not real or important
• Noun
• the state of having one side higher than the other
1. The picture is at a slight tilt. [=is slightly tilted]
2. He gave a tilt of his head. [=he tilted his head]
• the state of favoring one person, belief, etc., over another
1. She criticized the media's tilt [=bias] toward one of the candidates.
2. a politician with a socialist tilt [=who tends to have socialist ideas]
• a change of the actions or opinions of a person or group in a particular direction
1. If he were elected, there would be a tilt [=shift] in the political balance of the city council. [=the city council would become more liberal or conservative]
• a game or competition between two people, teams, etc.
1. The teams were tied in the standings heading into last night's tilt.
• an attempt to win something
1. The team wants a tilt at the championship.
• a written or spoken attack on someone or something
1. a tilt at the government
• as fast as possible
1. The heater has been going full tilt all morning.
2. He ran away at full tilt.