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English Idioms :: tilter
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tilter - See: FULL TILT. |
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Traditional English :: tilter
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tilter - v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. assume or cause to assume a sloping position; heel over.
2 intr. (foll. by at) strike, thrust, or run at, with a weapon, esp. in jousting.
3 intr. (foll. by with) engage in a contest.
4 tr. forge or work (steel etc.) with a tilt-hammer. --n. 1 the act or an instance of tilting.
2 a sloping position.
3 (of medieval knights etc.) the act of charging with a lance against an opponent or at a mark, done for exercise or as a sport.
4 an encounter between opponents; an attack esp. with argument or satire (have a tilt at).
5 = tilt-hammer. full (or at full) tilt 1 at full speed.
2 with full force. tilt-hammer a heavy pivoted hammer used in forging. tilt-yard hist. a place where tilts (see sense 3 of n.) took place. tilter n. [ME tilte perh. f. an OE form rel. to tealt unsteady f. Gmc: weapon senses of unkn. orig.] |
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Related Words
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wand
tilters
pneumatic
car
cord
vehicle
liqui
tiller
engine
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Most Often Usage
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wand tilters
pneumatic tilter
car tilter
cord tilter
the vehicle tilter
liqui tilter
tiller engine
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