tilted; tilting; tilts
1
: to cause to have an inclination
2
a
: to point or thrust in or as if in a tilt
tilt a lance
b
: to charge against
tilt an adversary
1
a
: to move or shift so as to lean or incline : slant
b
: to incline, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion, course of action, or one side of a controversy
2
a
: to engage in a combat with lances : joust
b
: to make an impetuous attack
tilt at social evils
tilter
noun
1
2
b
3
: any of various contests resembling or suggesting tilting with lances
tilt
adjective
: a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall
Examples of tilt in a Sentence
Verb (1)
the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass
Noun (1)
indicated her approval with a slight tilt of her head
Recent Examples on the Web
Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Here's how the Blue Jays managed to tilt the Series Toronto’s way.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Now the team’s two best players — cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson — are out for this week’s tilt against the Bengals after not practicing all week.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tilt
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Verb
The seats tilt and rumble as the game progresses.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Here's how the Blue Jays managed to tilt the Series Toronto’s way.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
On Thursday, Al Michaels was back in the broadcast booth to deliver play-by-play of a non-conference tilt between the Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Now the team’s two best players — cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson — are out for this week’s tilt against the Bengals after not practicing all week.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tilt
Cite this Entry
“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tilt. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
tilt
2 of 2 noun1
: a contest on horseback in which two opponents charging with lances try to unhorse each other : joust
2
: a contest with words between opponents
3
: speed entry 1 sense 1b
at full tilt
4
: the act of tilting : the state or position of being tilted
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share