Word

tilt, v.
(tilted, tilting, tilts)
freq. cnt. 10

to incline or bend from a vertical position
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 9

angle lean slant tilt tip

sample sentences

"She leaned over the banister"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

leaner lean

also see

lean against lean on

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tilt tilt

lexical pointers

also see

tip over tip over

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

angle

semantic pointers

hypernym

bend, flex

hyponym

slope, incline, pitch weather list, heel lean back, recline

heel over
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cant cant over pitch slant tilt

sample sentences

"The tower is tilting"
"The ceiling is slanting"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tilt tilter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cant cant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pitch

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

hyponym

cock

charge with a tilt
<verb.competition>

tilt

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tilt tilter

semantic pointers

hypernym

joust

move sideways or in an unsteady way
<verb.motion>

careen shift tilt wobble

sample sentences

"The ship careened out of control"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

careen

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

wobbler wobble

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shift

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tilt

semantic pointers

hypernym

move