tilt

verb

1. (transitive)To slope or incline (something); to slant.

   “Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.”

2. (intransitive)To be at an angle.

   “For as the Trunk of the Body, is kept from tilting forvvard by the Muſcules of the Back: So, from falling backvvard, by theſe of the Belly.”

   ““Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house tilting perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa.”

3. (intransitive)To charge (at someone) with a lance.

   “Auster and Aquilon with winged Steeds / All ſweating, tilt about the watery heauens, / With ſhiuering ſpeares enforcing thunderclaps, / And from their ſhields ſtrike flames of lightening”

   “He tilts / With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.”

   “But in this tournament can no man tilt, / Except the lady he loves best be there.”

   “Mr. Smith strongly tilts at Mr. McCarter's use of the adjective "unprepossessing" to describe the station buildings at Moniaive and elsewhere; [...].”

   “At Offham, in Kent, tilting at the quintain provides a climax to the day's revels.”

4. (transitive)To point or thrust a weapon at.

   “And he should tilt her?”

   “I say I quarrel’d with you; / We did not tilt each other – that’s a blessing, – / Good gods! no innocent blood upon my head!”

5. (transitive)To point or thrust (a weapon).

   “Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance.”

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. (slang)To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.

   “The D.F.S. industry is still inextricably tied up in those poker roots. Players talk about "tilting" because of "variance," especially when a "fish" puts in a "donkey" lineup that ends up going crazy. (In regular American English, this translates roughly to "I am really mad because some idiot punched in some random lineup that ended up catching every conceivable break and beating me.")”

   “Even the best players can tilt which can cause their performance to drop significantly. Players often tilt when they're on a losing spree or frustrated with the game.”

   “This was yet another surprising momentum swing, with Nepomniachtchi seemingly having addressed his tendency to tilt after a loss, and with Ding crashing back down to Earth after having squared the ledger in the previous game. Is this a new Nepomniachtchi, capable of digging deep and avenging losses?”

9. (figuratively)To modify one's approach.

   “While self-checkout machines are often used alongside cashiers, labor unions say that tilting toward fully cashierless operations threatens the French way of life by encouraging American-style consumerism and automation, putting thousands of jobs at risk.”

10. (transitive)To cover with a tilt, or awning.

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A slope or inclination.
2. (countable, uncountable)The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
3. (countable, uncountable)The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
4. (countable, uncountable)A jousting contest. (countable)

   “Justs and tilts were held here weekly, while the great tourneys that occurred less often were given upon a field outside the castle wall upon the floor of the valley.”

5. (countable, uncountable)An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.

   “City will now make the Premier League an even bigger priority, while regrouping and planning again for what they hope will be another tilt at the Champions League next season.”

6. (countable, uncountable)A thrust, as with a lance.

   “His Majesty[…]entertain'd him with the Slaughter of two or three of his Liege Subjects, whom he very dexterously put to Death with the Tilt of his Lance.”

7. (countable, uncountable)A tilt hammer.
8. (slang, uncountable)A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.

   “to go on tilt”

   “In his landmark book, The Mental Game of Poker, sports psychologist Jared Tendler defines "tilt" as "anger + bad play". In short, you lose your mental equilibrium and start playing below your best, often making big mistakes. Tilt is caused by many different factors and Tendler defines seven types of tilt.”

   “In his follow-up video below, ScrapComputer goes into a long list of suggestions for stopping and avoiding tilt while you play League of Legends.”

   “Doing the same thing and expecting a different result can drive you insane, especially League of Legends. As you keep losing, you become tilted and get frustrated. No matter how mechanically gifted you are, it can't help ameliorate tilt.”

   “As long as you know that being consistent and sticking to a strategy in the long run, will win you money, you can avoid tilt and negative emotions.”

9. A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.

   “The tilt hooding the spring-cart was insecure - even the jolt from the down-and-up curving river bend near the house had brought it down twice.”

10. Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.

    “But the rain made an ass Of tilt and canvas”

name

1. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, that joins the River Garry at Blair Atholl.