亚洲网紅露点

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tilt

1

[ tilt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant.
  2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust.
  3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance.
  4. to move (a camera) up or down on its vertical axis for photographing or televising a moving character, object, or the like.


verb (used without object)

  1. to move into or assume a sloping position or direction.
  2. to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like (usually followed by at ).
  3. to engage in a joust, tournament, or similar contest.
  4. (of a camera) to move on its vertical axis:

    The camera tilts downward for an overhead shot.

  5. to incline in opinion, feeling, etc.; lean:

    She's tilting toward the other candidate this year.

noun

  1. an act or instance of tilting.
  2. the state of being tilted; a sloping position.
  3. a slope.
  4. a joust or any other contest.
  5. a dispute; controversy.
  6. a thrust of a weapon, as at a tilt or joust.
  7. (in aerial photography) the angle formed by the direction of aim of a camera and a perpendicular to the surface of the earth.

tilt

2

[ tilt ]

noun

  1. a cover of coarse cloth, canvas, etc., as for a wagon.
  2. an awning.

verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with a tilt.

tilt

1

/ 迟瑟濒迟 /

verb

  1. to incline or cause to incline at an angle
  2. usually intr to attack or overthrow (a person or people) in a tilt or joust
  3. whenintr, often foll by at to aim or thrust

    to tilt a lance

  4. tr to work or forge with a tilt hammer
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a slope or angle

    at a tilt

  2. the act of tilting
  3. esp in medieval Europe
    1. a jousting contest
    2. a thrust with a lance or pole delivered during a tournament
  4. an attempt to win a contest
  5. full tilt or at full tilt
    at full speed or force
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tilt

2

/ 迟瑟濒迟 /

noun

  1. an awning or canopy, usually of canvas, for a boat, booth, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to cover or provide with a tilt
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞迟颈濒迟别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟颈濒迟顎僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 迟颈濒迟顎侥谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tilt1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English tilte(n), tilt(e), tult 鈥渢o fall down, upset, tumble,鈥 akin to Old English tealt 鈥涡苍蝉迟别补诲测,鈥 tealtian 鈥渢o stumble鈥; compare dialectal Norwegian tylta 鈥渢o tiptoe,鈥 tylten 鈥涡苍蝉迟别补诲测,鈥 Swedish tulta 鈥渢o totter鈥

Origin of tilt2

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English teld(e), telt(e), tild(e) 鈥渄welling (temporary or permanent), fort, tent,鈥 Old English teld 鈥渢ent, pavilion鈥; cognate with German Zelt 鈥渢别苍迟,鈥 Old Norse tjald 鈥渢ent, tapestry, curtain鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tilt1

Old English tealtian; related to Dutch touteren to totter, Norwegian tylta to tiptoe, tylten unsteady

Origin of tilt2

Old English teld; related to Old High German zelt tent, Old Norse tjald tent
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. tilt at windmills, to contend against imaginary opponents or injustices. Also fight with windmills.
  2. (at) full tilt. full tilt.
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So if Democratic voters splinter, Bianco or Hilton could win one of the top two spots, despite the state鈥檚 deep blue tilt.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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