Joust vs. Tilt
Difference Between Joust and Tilt
Joustnoun
A combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances; a tilting match.
Tiltverb
To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline
tilt a soup bowl.tilt a chair backward.Joustnoun
jousts A series of tilting matches; a tournament.
Tiltverb
To cause to be advantageous to one party rather than another
a development that tilted the balance of trade in their favor.Joustnoun
A personal competition or combat suggestive of combat with lances
a politician who relishes a joust with reporters.Tiltverb
To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust.
Joustverb
To engage in mounted combat with lances; tilt.
Tiltverb
To charge (an opponent); attack.
Joustverb
To engage in a personal combat or competition.
Tiltverb
To forge with a tilt hammer.
Joustnoun
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
Tiltverb
To slope; incline
The field tilts toward the river.Joustverb
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
Tiltverb
To have a preference, favor, or be inclined toward something
She recently tilted toward vegetarianism.Joustverb
To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
Tiltverb
To be advantageous to one side over another, as in a dispute
"The battle ... was beginning to tilt again in the Confederates' favor" (Stephen W. Sears).Joustverb
(slang) To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.
Tiltverb
To fight with lances; joust.
Joustnoun
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Tiltverb
To engage in a combat or struggle; fight
tilting at injustices.Joustverb
joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
Tiltverb
To cover (a vehicle) with a canopy or an awning.
Tiltnoun
The act of tilting or the condition of being tilted.
Tiltnoun
An inclination from the horizontal or vertical; a slant
adjusting the tilt of a writing table.Tiltnoun
A sloping surface, as of the ground.
Tiltnoun
A tendency to favor one side in a dispute
the court's tilt toward conservative rulings.Tiltnoun
A preference, inclination, or bias
"pitilessly illuminates the inaccuracies and tilts of the press" (Nat Hentoff).Tiltnoun
A medieval sport in which two mounted knights with lances charged together and attempted to unhorse one another.
Tiltnoun
A thrust or blow with a lance.
Tiltnoun
A combat, especially a verbal one; a debate.
Tiltnoun
A tilt hammer.
Tiltnoun
New England See seesaw.
Tiltnoun
A canopy or an awning for a boat, wagon, or cart.
Tiltverb
(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.Tiltverb
(jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
Tiltverb
(intransitive) To be at an angle.
Tiltverb
(transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
Tiltverb
(transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
Tiltverb
To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
to tilt steel in order to render it more ductileTiltverb
To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
Tiltverb
(transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
Tiltnoun
A slope or inclination.
Tiltnoun
A jousting contest. (countable)
Tiltnoun
A thrust, as with a lance.
Tiltnoun
(photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this
Tiltnoun
An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
Tiltnoun
A tilt hammer.
Tiltnoun
The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
Tiltnoun
A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
Tiltnoun
Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
Tiltnoun
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Tiltnoun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement;
they were involved in a violent argumentTiltnoun
a slight but noticeable partiality;
the court's tilt toward conservative rulingsTiltnoun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;
the tower had a pronounced tiltthe ship developed a list to starboardhe walked with a heavy inclination to the rightTiltnoun
pitching dangerously to one side
Tiltverb
to incline or bend from a vertical position;
She leaned over the banisterTiltverb
heel over;
The tower is tiltingThe ceiling is slantingTiltverb
move sideways or in an unsteady way;
The ship careened out of controlTiltverb
charge with a tilt
