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Meaning of 'atilt' (Webster Dictionary)

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

Meaning of 'atilt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . atilt [ s]
Meaning (1):
- departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
Example in sentence:
  • the headstones were tilted;
  • the leaning tower of Pisa

Nearby Words:

atimy

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