(n): an energetic attempt to achieve something
(n): a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
(n): a disagreement or argument about something important
(n): a slight but noticeable partiality
(n): an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
(n): the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
(n): the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
(n): pitching dangerously to one side
(n): abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
(v): to incline or bend from a vertical position
(v): form a curve
(v): heel over
(v): move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
(v): move sideways or in an unsteady way
(v): move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
(v): charge with a tilt
(v): joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
Newfoundland English: "Tilts were temporary wooden structures, constructed with vertical log walls and log roofs covered by birch rinds and sods, often built by migratory fishers before permanent settlements were established." Tilts were "where fishermen used to tilt, that is, to head, split, and salt their fish," or else "the mode of living (i.e. in tilts) while so occupied." from Robert Mellin, Tilting: House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching, and Other Tales from a Newfoundland Fishing Village, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.