tilt
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9.9
- noun
- /tɪlt/
- Archaic
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- The championship of the tournament was determined by a thrilling tilt between two skilled knights.
Examples
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At the medieval festival, spectators gathered to watch the tilt where knights clashed with lances.
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Wake Forest enters this weekend's tilt against Duke with a 12-game winning streak against the Devils.
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And so, my lords and ladies, the championship of the day will be decided in the final tilt between the gallant Sir Ewain and the noble Sir Alan.
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After a nightmarish start to the season, losses to Ohio and Virginia, the Nittany Lions entered Saturday night's tilt on a five-game winning streak.
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Dan Cramer overwhelmed Joe Lamoureux in a middleweight tilt that saw the UFC veteran demolish the Massachusetts native at 3:26 of the first round.
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The exhibition featured a reenactment of a traditional tilt performed by armored knights on horseback.
Synonyms
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9.8
A contest where two knights on horses charge with long spears to knock each other off
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9.1
A medieval sport where two knights on horseback try to knock each other off with long spears
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A long wooden fence between two knights during a joust to stop them hitting each other
A small movement of the head to one side that shows curiosity or confusion
- Archaic
A small table with a top that can be turned up to stand upright to save space
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tilt as a noun for a joust comes from the action of knights 'tilting' their lances and charging at each other in the lists, so the fight itself became called a tilt. That is why a tilt can mean a medieval contest between mounted knights.