tilt

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(n) a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
(n) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
(n) a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court''s tilt toward conservative rulings"
(n) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
(n) pitching dangerously to one side
(v) to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
(v) heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
(v) move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
(v) charge with a tilt

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