English Explanatory Dictionary

atilt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
adv
  1. At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.
  2. Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
prep
  1. Diagonally over or across.

Word forms

atilt a-tilt

Etymology

From a- + tilt.

Synonyms

tilted aslant
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