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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from a Scandinavian language |
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tilt1
[intransitive and transitive]
[intransitive and transitive]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 upwards slightly at the corners.
My mother tilted her head and smiled.Ned's mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners.2 to move or make something move into a position where one side is higher than the other [= tip]: As it came into land, the plane tilted sideways. The man was tilting his chair back.
As it came into land, the plane tilted sideways.The man was tilting his chair back.3 if an opinion or situation tilts, or if something tilts it, it changes so that people start to prefer one person, belief, or action to others :
tilt at somebody/something
phrasal verb1 to attack someone in what you say or write
