tilt

Everyday

1. To move something so that one side is higher than the other; to lean or slope. tree →
2. As a noun, a sloping position or a lean: "The picture is on a tilt." tree →
3. To be at full tilt means to go at top speed, as fast as possible. tree →

In the lessons

In science, the Earth is tilted on its axis, and this tilt causes the seasons. In everyday life you tilt your head to listen, tilt a glass to pour, or tilt a mirror. In safety, a tilting ladder or chair can fall over. Phrases: tilt your head, tilt back, tilt forward, at a tilt, the Earth's tilt, full tilt.

Examples

• Tilt the jug slowly so the water pours out. tree →
• The puppy tilted its head when it heard the whistle. tree →
• The Earth's tilt gives us summer and winter. tree →
• Do not tilt your chair back; you could fall. tree →
• The table tilted and the cups slid off. tree →
• The ship tilted in the strong wind. tree →
• She ran at full tilt to catch the bus. tree →
• And when a moment later Schurka joined her, they set off at full tilt to the stone tower where Martin was a prisoner, taking the rolls with them. tree →

Note

Regular verb: tilted, tilting. "At full tilt" means as fast as possible. Myth: the seasons are caused by the Earth's tilt, not by the Earth getting closer to or further from the Sun. Safety: leaning back on two chair legs is dangerous.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Jeremiah, "them that tilt up" are people God sends to tip over Moab's jars like wine vessels, a picture of Moab being emptied and broken. Tradition reads it as a warning of coming judgment. In the primary lessons: In science, the Earth is tilted on its axis, and this tilt causes the seasons. In everyday life you tilt your head to listen, tilt a glass to pour, or tilt a mirror. In safety, a tilting ladder or chair can fall over. Phrases: tilt your head, tilt back, tilt forward, at a tilt, the Earth's tilt, full tilt.

Examples

• Thus, the Sefer Yetzirah may have believed two di- bits, 0 and j , a tilting symbolization of the creation, out of chaos or nothing, of the universe, by the power of the Deity. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him them that tilt up, and they shall tilt him up; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles in pieces. (Prophets JER.48.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Regular verb: tilted, tilting. "At full tilt" means as fast as possible. Myth: the seasons are caused by the Earth's tilt, not by the Earth getting closer to or further from the Sun. Safety: leaning back on two chair legs is dangerous.