tilt
part of speech
verb (tilt, tilts, tilted, tilting); noun (a tilt, tilts)
meaning for a pupil
1) To move something so that one side is higher than the other; to lean or slope. tree →
2) As a noun, a sloping position or a lean: "The picture is on a tilt." tree →
3) To be at full tilt means to go at top speed, as fast as possible. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, the Earth is tilted on its axis, and this tilt causes the seasons. In everyday life you tilt your head to listen, tilt a glass to pour, or tilt a mirror. In safety, a tilting ladder or chair can fall over. Phrases: tilt your head, tilt back, tilt forward, at a tilt, the Earth's tilt, full tilt.
examples
- Tilt the jug slowly so the water pours out. tree →
- The puppy tilted its head when it heard the whistle. tree →
- The Earth's tilt gives us summer and winter. tree →
- Do not tilt your chair back; you could fall. tree →
- The table tilted and the cups slid off. tree →
- The ship tilted in the strong wind. tree →
- She ran at full tilt to catch the bus. tree →
- And when a moment later Schurka joined her, they set off at full tilt to the stone tower where Martin was a prisoner, taking the rolls with them. tree →
note
Regular verb: tilted, tilting. "At full tilt" means as fast as possible. Myth: the seasons are caused by the Earth's tilt, not by the Earth getting closer to or further from the Sun. Safety: leaning back on two chair legs is dangerous.
In the corpora
- The inner ear has a balance organ that senses how your head moves and tilts.
- Water stuck in the ear is drained by tilting the head to that side, because water left there can cause swimmer's ear.
- Do not tilt your head back in a nosebleed, because blood runs down your throat and can make you sick.
- Being «tilted» means you are so annoyed you start playing worse and worse.
- When Ollie got tilted, his team laughed, which made him angrier.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tilt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.