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===Pronunciation===

* {{rhymes|en|ɪlt|s=1}}

 

===Etymology 1===

 

The nominal sense of "a joust" appears around 1510, presumably derived from the barrier which separated the combatants, which suggests connection with [[#Etymology 2|tilt "covering"]]. The modern transitive meaning is from 1590; the intransitive use appears 1620.

#* {{quote-journal|en|date=May 20, 2012|author=Nathan Rabin| title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)| work=The Onion AV Club| url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/marge-gets-a-job,73723/| passage=“Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house '''tilting''' perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa.}}

# {{lb|en|intransitive|jousting}} To [[charge]] (at someone) with a [[lance]].

#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet|act=III|scene=i|passage=He '''tilts''' / With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.}}

#* {{RQ:Tennyson Idylls|page=26|passage=But in this tournament can no man '''tilt''', / Except the lady he loves best be there.}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[point]] or [[thrust]] a [[weapon]] at.

#* {{RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies|title=The Woman's Prize|passage=And he should '''tilt''' her?}}

#* {{RQ:Keats Otho the Great|act=V|scene=v|column=1|lines=53–55|page=189|passage=I say I quarrel’d with you; / We did not '''tilt''' each other – that’s a blessing, – / Good gods! no innocent blood upon my head!}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To point or thrust (a weapon).

|passage=Sons against fathers '''tilt''' the fatal lance.}}

# To [[forge]] (something) with a [[tilt hammer]].

#: {{ux|en|to '''tilt''' steel in order to render it more ductile}}

# {{lb|en|originally|_|poker|video games|chess|slang}} To enter a state of [[frustration#Noun|frustration]] and worsened [[performance#Noun|performance]] resulting from a series of [[loss#Noun|losses]].

#* {{RQ:NYT|author=Jay Caspian Kang|authorlink=Jay Caspian Kang|title=How the Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Turns Fans Into Suckers|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528124040/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/magazine/how-the-daily-fantasy-sports-industry-turns-fans-into-suckers.html|date=6 January 2016|passage=The D.F.S. industry is still inextricably tied up in those poker roots. Players talk about "'''tilting'''" because of "variance," especially when a "fish" puts in a "donkey" lineup that ends up going crazy. (In regular American English, this translates roughly to "I am really mad because some idiot punched in some random lineup that ended up catching every conceivable break and beating me.")}}

#* {{quote-web|en|author=Ben Tippett|title=Haymakers Are Flying At The World Chess Championship|work=[[w:Defector Media|Defector]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605202048/https://defector.com/haymakers-are-flying-at-the-world-chess-championship|date=19 April 2023|passage=This was yet another surprising momentum swing, with Nepomniachtchi seemingly having addressed his tendency to '''tilt''' after a loss, and with Ding crashing back down to Earth after having squared the ledger in the previous game. Is this a new Nepomniachtchi, capable of digging deep and avenging losses?}}

 

{{trans-top|to slope or incline (something); to slant}}

* Afrikaans: {{t|af|kantel}}

* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|навеждам}}, {{t+|bg|накланям}}

* Catalan: {{t+|ca|inclinar}}

* Indonesian: {{t+|id|memiringkan}}, {{t+|id|miring}}

* Italian: {{t+|it|pendere}}, {{t+|it|inclinare}}, {{t+|it|piegare}}

* Maori: {{t|mi|honga}}, {{t|mi|kotira}}, {{t|mi|whakatītaha}}, {{t|mi|matira}} {{qualifier|upwards}}

* Occitan: {{t+|oc|inclinar}}

# {{lb|en|uncountable|poker|video games|chess|slang}} A state of [[frustration#Noun|frustration]] and worsened [[performance#Noun|performance]] resulting from a series of [[loss#Noun|losses]].

#: {{ux|en|to go [[on tilt|on '''tilt''']]}}

#* {{quote-web|en|author=Philip Kollar|title=What is 'tilt' in League of Legends, and how can you avoid it?|work=[[w:Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401133848/https://www.polygon.com/2016/2/26/11120610/league-of-legends-tilt-how-to-avoid-video-guide|date=26 February 2016|passage=In his follow-up video below, ScrapComputer goes into a long list of suggestions for stopping and avoiding '''tilt''' while you play ''League of Legends''.}}

#* {{RQ:WaPo|author=Hawken Miller|title=How to quickly climb the League of Legends ranked ladder|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/tips/how-quickly-climb-league-legends-ranked-ladder/|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/fFHIn|archivedate=17 July 2023|date=15 October 2019|passage=Doing the same thing and expecting a different result can drive you insane, especially League of Legends. As you keep losing, you become tilted and get frustrated. No matter how mechanically gifted you are, it can't help ameliorate '''tilt'''.}}

 

=====Translations=====

 

# A [[canvas]] covering for carts, boats, etc. {{defdate|1450}}

# Any covering overhead; especially, a [[tent]].

 

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===Pronunciation===

* {{rhymes|nl|ɪlt|s=1}}

 

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