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tilt

გამოთქმა: /tɪlt/

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1a sloping position or movement:the tilt of her head
  • an upwards or downwards pivoting movement of a camera:pans and tilts
  • an inclination or bias:the paper’s tilt towards the United States
  • 2 historical a combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust.
  • (tilt at) an attempt at winning (something) or defeating (someone):a tilt at the European Cup
  • 3Canadian a small hut in a forest.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1move or cause to move into a sloping position: [no object]:the floor tilted slightly [with object]:he tilted his head to one side
  • change or cause to change in favour of one person or thing as opposed to another: [no object]:the balance of industrial power tilted towards the workers
  • [with object] move (a camera) in a vertical plane: tilting the camera causes convergence of upright lines
  • 2 [no object] (tilt at) historical (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon:he tilts at his prey figurativethe lonely hero tilting at the system
  • (tilt with) archaic engage in a contest with:I resolved never to tilt with a French lady in compliment

(at) full tilt

with maximum energy or force; at top speed.

tilt at windmills

attack imaginary enemies or evils: the priest was too busy healing the sick to bother with tilting at ecclesiastical windmills
[with allusion to Cervantes' story of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, believing they were giants]

tilter

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