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21tilt — {{11}}tilt (n.) a joust, a combat, 1510s, perhaps from TILT (Cf. tilt) (v.) on the notion of to lean into an attack, but the word originally seems to have been the name of the barrier which separated the combatants, which suggests connection with …
22tilt — Synonyms and related words: Olympic games, Olympics, a outrance, altercation, angle, angularity, argument, ascend, attack, bandy with, bank, battle, battle it out, bout, bowl, box, brawl, broil, bump heads, cant, capsize, careen, cast, catapult,… …
23tilt — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. assume or cause to assume a sloping position; heel over. 2 intr. (foll. by at) strike, thrust, or run at, with a weapon, esp. in jousting. 3 intr. (foll. by with) engage in a contest. 4 tr. forge or work (steel etc.) with …
24Tilt test — The Tilt test is a type of safety test that certain government vehicle certification bodies require new vehicle designs to pass before being allowed on the road or rail track.The test is an assessment of the weight distribution and hence the… …
25Tilt fuse — A tilt fuse is a device usually used in the operation of car bombs and other such detonators, relying on the force of a jerk or similar movement for the triggering of the desired explosion.P.|Wilkinson|137] The tilt fuse is typically a small tube …
26tilt — [14] Tilt originally meant ‘fall over’; the sense ‘slant’ is not recorded before the 16th century. The word is probably descended from an unrecorded Old English *tyltan, whose ultimate source would have been the prehistoric Germanic adjective… …
27tilt — [14] Tilt originally meant ‘fall over’; the sense ‘slant’ is not recorded before the 16th century. The word is probably descended from an unrecorded Old English *tyltan, whose ultimate source would have been the prehistoric Germanic adjective… …
28Over the Top (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Over the Top Type = Album Artist = Cozy Powell Released = 1979 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = Polydor Producer = Martin Birch Reviews = Last album = This album = Over the Top (1979) Next album = Tilt (1981) Over… …
29tilt roof — noun : a roundheaded roof * * * tilt roof, a roof with a generally semicircular section inside and out, like a canopy over a wagon …
30tilt at windmills — verb a) To attack imaginary enemies. b) To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity See Also: throw ones cap over the windmill, mistake windmills for giants …
