Meaning of Tilt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, that joins the River Garry at Blair Atholl.
2. A slope or inclination.
   countable, uncountable
3. A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
4. The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
   countable, uncountable
5. Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
6. The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
   countable, uncountable
7. A jousting contest. (countable)
   countable, uncountable
8. An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
   countable, uncountable
9. A thrust, as with a lance.
   countable, uncountable
10. A tilt hammer.
    countable, uncountable
11. A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
    slang, uncountable

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Examples

“Justs and tilts were held here weekly, while the great tourneys that occurred less often were given upon a field outside the castle wall upon the floor of the valley.”

“City will now make⟳ the Premier League an even bigger priority, while regrouping and planning again for what they hope⟳ will be another tilt at the Champions League next season.”

“His Majesty[…]entertain'd him with the Slaughter of two or three of his Liege Subjects, whom he very dexterously put⟳ to Death with the Tilt of his Lance.”

“to go on tilt”

“In his landmark book, The Mental Game of Poker, sports psychologist Jared Tendler defines "tilt" as "anger + bad play⟳". In short, you lose⟳ your mental equilibrium and start⟳ playing below your best, often making big mistakes. Tilt is caused by many different factors and Tendler defines seven types of tilt.”

“In his follow-up video below, ScrapComputer goes into a long list of suggestions for stopping and avoiding tilt while you play⟳ League of Legends.”

“Doing the same thing and expecting a different result⟳ can drive⟳ you insane, especially League of Legends. As you keep⟳ losing, you become⟳ tilted and get⟳ frustrated. No matter⟳ how mechanically gifted you are, it can't help⟳ ameliorate tilt.”

“As long as you know⟳ that being consistent and sticking to a strategy in the long run⟳, will win⟳ you money, you can avoid⟳ tilt and negative emotions.”

“The tilt hooding the spring-cart was insecure - even the jolt from the down-and-up curving river bend⟳ near the house had brought it down twice.”

“But the rain⟳ made an ass Of tilt and canvas”

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