tilt
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7.6
- noun
- /tɪlt/
- Slang
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tilt
- As you enhance your poker skills, you will be able to recognize when you are on tilt, and you will know when to keep going.
- go on tilt
Examples
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After losing several hands in a row, he was clearly on tilt and began making reckless bets.
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He went on tilt, he came undone.
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How are you Gary Vee Well Rich, I'm OK, but last night's KD situation and my Knicks future has me a little bit on tilt this morning.
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When she noticed her opponent's mistakes, it put her on tilt, causing her to play more aggressively.
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His frustration made him go on tilt, leading to a series of poor decisions that cost him the game.
Synonyms
A sudden strong feeling of worry when you do not know what to do
Antonyms
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
How Upset
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tilt in games and sports — meaning to lose balance or control — is a helpful image: a player who becomes upset 'tilts' away from calm play and makes poor choices, and it may also come from old game machines that stopped play when they 'tilted'. So being on tilt means being emotionally off-balance and making bad decisions.