MohammedPreview
Open in TheBrain

To Tilt

  1. (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant. [1590]
  2. (jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance. [1590]
  3. (intransitive) To be at an angle. [1620]
  4. (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
  5. (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
  6. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
  7. (poker, video games) To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
  8. (pinball, of a machine) 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.
Synonyms

slope

incline

slant