n.
1.a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
2.a contentious speech act
3.a slight but noticeable partiality
4.the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
5.pitching dangerously to one side tilt v.
1.to incline or bend from a vertical position
2.heel over
3.move sideways or in an unsteady way
4.charge with a tilt
Idiom of the Day
keep one's wits about one
to stay calm when there is trouble or danger
There was a fire in the building but the security guard was able to keep his wits about him and help everybody to safety.