up-tilter
91cant over — verb heel over The tower is tilting The ceiling is slanting • Syn: ↑cant, ↑tilt, ↑slant, ↑pitch • Derivationally related forms: ↑pitch ( …
92challenger — noun the contestant you hope to defeat he had respect for his rivals he wanted to know what the competition was doing • Syn: ↑rival, ↑competitor, ↑competition, ↑contender • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
93contender — noun the contestant you hope to defeat he had respect for his rivals he wanted to know what the competition was doing • Syn: ↑rival, ↑challenger, ↑competitor, ↑competition • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
94tilt — 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 …
95quintain — n. hist. 1 a post set up as a mark in tilting, and often provided with a sandbag to swing round and strike an unsuccessful tilter. 2 the medieval military exercise of tilting at such a mark. Etymology: ME f. OF quintaine perh. ult. f. L quintana… …
