Definition of atilt Atilt

a•tilt

We found 9 definitions of atilt from 6 different sources.

What does atilt mean?

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Adjective

atilt, atilter, atiltest

atilt - departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"

canted, leaning, tilted, tipped

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Wiktionary

atilt (Adverb)
As if tilting; like a knight on horseback.
atilt (Adverb)
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
atilt (Adjective)
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

atilt (adv.)
In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust.
atilt (adv.)
In the position of a cask tilted, or with one end raised. [In this sense sometimes used as an adjective.]

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

atilt
a-tilt′, adv. on tilt: as a tilter

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

atilt
In the manner of a tilter; in the position or with the action of a man making a thrust. “To run a tilt at men.”

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atilt, adjective.

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