Tilt

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NOUN

joust

a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation

a contentious speech act

a slight but noticeable partiality

list, inclination, lean, leaning

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

rock, careen, sway

pitching dangerously to one side

VERB

lean, tip, slant, angle

to incline or bend from a vertical position

cant, cant over, slant, pitch

heel over

careen, wobble, shift

move sideways or in an unsteady way

charge with a tilt

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