tilt
verb [I or T] /tɪlt/Definition
› 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.Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
(Definition of tilt verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- angle verb (SLOPE)
- askew adjective
- bank verb (TURN)
- cockeyed adjective (SLOPING)
- fall away phrasal verb (LAND)
- gentle adjective
- inclination noun (ANGLE)
- incline noun
- incline verb (MOVE)
- oblique adjective (ANGLE)
- pitch noun (SLOPE)
- roll noun (MOVEMENT)
- roll verb (MOVE)
- skew adjective
- skew verb
- skew-whiff adjective
- slant noun
- slant verb
- tip verb (ONE SIDE HIGHER)
- yaw verb
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