tilt

a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

a slight but noticeable partiality

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

pitching dangerously to one side

A covering overhead; especially, a tent.

A thrust, as with a lance.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

heel over

move sideways or in an unsteady way

charge with a tilt

To cover with a tilt, or awning.

To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel.

To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of horsemen tilting with lances.