tilt

5 definitions • 9 examples

to (cause to) move into a sloping position:

He tilted his chair backwards and put his feet up on his desk.

Anna looked up at him with her head tilted to one side.

The front seats of the car tilt.

a sloping position or a move in a particular direction, especially up or down:

She wore her hat at a tilt.

figurative There has been a tilt to/towards/away from the socialists among some groups of young people.

to cause something to move into a sloping or uneven position, or to be in this position:

[ T ] He tilted his chair back and put his feet up on the desk.

[ T ] The woman tilted her head back, laughing at something Pascal had just said.

fig. Something that tilts toward/away from something increases or lessens its support for it:

[ I ] UN spending has tilted away from development toward relief, O’Reilly says.

a sloping or uneven position, or a movement into this position:

The house was on a tilt (= not horizontal).