What is the meaning of tilt?

noun

• A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances.
  • synonyms: joust
• A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.
  • usage: "they were involved in a violent argument"
  • synonyms: controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, argument, arguing
• A slight but noticeable partiality.
  • usage: "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
• The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.
  • usage: "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
  • synonyms: list, inclination, lean, leaning
• Pitching dangerously to one side.
  • synonyms: rock, careen, sway

verb

• To incline or bend from a vertical position.
  • usage: "She leaned over the banister"
  • synonyms: lean, tip, slant, angle
• Heel over.
  • usage: "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
  • synonyms: cant, cant over, slant, pitch
• Move sideways or in an unsteady way.
  • usage: "The ship careened out of control"
  • synonyms: careen, wobble, shift
• Charge with a tilt. .