make+a+tilt

  • 1tilt — I. /tɪlt / (say tilt) verb (t) 1. to cause to lean, incline, slope or slant. 2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust. 3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance. –verb (i) 4. to move into or assume a sloping position or direction. 5. to engage in a… …

  • 2tilt — I n. attack (colloq.) (BE) 1) to have, make a tilt at inclination 2) a tilt to, towards misc. 3) at full tilt ( at full speed ) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to tilt to (to tilt to the right) 2) (misc.) to tilt at windmills ( to fight imaginary enemies ) * …

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  • 3tilt — I. n. 1. Covering overhead, tent. 2. Awning, canopy. 3. Thrust, pass, allonge, lunge. 4. Encounter, combat (as a practice of arms). joust. 5. Slant (as of a barrel for discharging a liquor), slope, inclination, cant. 6. Tilt hammer …

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  • 4Tilt (poker) — Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental or emotional confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy, usually resulting in the player becoming over aggressive. This term is closely associated with steam and some… …

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  • 5Tilt-shift miniature faking — is a process in which a photograph of a life size location or object is manipulated so that it looks like a photograph of a miniature scale model. By distorting the focus of the photo, the artist simulates the shallow depth of field normally… …

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  • 6tilt — tilt1 [tılt] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) to move a part of your body, especially your head or chin, upwards or to the side = ↑tip ▪ My mother tilted her head and smiled. ▪ Ned s mouth tilted… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7Tilt (film) — Infobox Film name = Tilt caption = Theatrical release poster. director = Rudy Durand producer = Rudy Durand eproducer = Ron Joy aproducer = Dale Cline writer = Donald Cammell Rudy Durand starring = Brooke Shields Ken Marshall Charles Durning… …

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  • 8tilt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English teld, telte tent, canopy, from Old English teld; akin to Old High German zelt tent Date: 15th century a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to cover or provide with a tilt… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9tilt — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to move or make something move into a position where one side is higher than the other: The table tilted suddenly, spilling all the drinks. 2 (T) to move your head or chin upwards or to the side: Jodi tilted her head and looked… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10Make-Or-Buy Decision — The act of choosing between manufacturing a product in house or purchasing it from an external supplier. In a make or buy decision, the two most important factors to consider are cost and availability of production capacity. An enterprise may… …

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