tilt

Noun

• pitching dangerously to one side

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
  • the tower had a pronounced tilt
    
  • the ship developed a list to starboard
    
  • he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
    

• a slight but noticeable partiality
  • the court's tilt toward conservative rulings
    

• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  • they were involved in a violent argument
    

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

Verb

• charge with a tilt

• move sideways or in an unsteady way
  • The ship careened out of control
    

• heel over
  • The tower is tilting
    
  • The ceiling is slanting
    

• to incline or bend from a vertical position
  • She leaned over the banister
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rock , careen , sway , list , inclination , lean , leaning , controversy , contention , contestation , disputation , disceptation , argument , arguing , joust , wobble , shift , cant , cant over , slant , pitch , tip , angle