to tilt in a tournament

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• Tilt (TV series) — Tilt is a U.S. TV series set against the backdrop of the (fictional) World Championship of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, and with the tagline You re playing poker. They re playing you. The series first aired on January 13 2005, and is the second …   Wikipedia

• Tilt (poker) — Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental or emotional confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy, usually resulting in the player becoming over aggressive. This term is closely associated with steam and some… …   Wikipedia

• Tilt — Tilt, n. 1. A thrust, as with a lance. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament. [1913 Webster] 3. See {Tilt hammer}, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] 4.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tilt — [n1] lean, slope angle, cant, dip, drop, fall, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, leaning, list, pitch, rake, slant, slide; concept 738 tilt [n2] fight attack, bout, clash, collision, combat, conflict, contest, duel, encounter, fracas, joust …   New thesaurus

• Tilt — Tilt, v. i. 1. To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tournament — c.1300, medieval martial arts contest, from O.Fr. torneiement contest between groups of knights on horseback (mid 12c.), from torneier to joust, tilt (see TOURNEY (Cf. tourney)). Modern use, in ref. to games of skill, is recorded from 1761 …   Etymology dictionary

• tournament — [n] sporting competition clash, contest, duel, event, fight, games, joust, match, meet, meeting, series, sport, test, tilt, tourney; concept 363 …   New thesaurus

• tilt — I. /tɪlt / (say tilt) verb (t) 1. to cause to lean, incline, slope or slant. 2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust. 3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance. –verb (i) 4. to move into or assume a sloping position or direction. 5. to engage in a… …  

• tilt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English teld, telte tent, canopy, from Old English teld; akin to Old High German zelt tent Date: 15th century a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to cover or provide with a tilt… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tilt — tilt1 tiltable, adj. tilter, n. /tilt/, v.t. 1. to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant. 2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust. 3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance. 4. to move (a camera) up or down on its vertical axis for photographing… …   Universalium

• tilt — I [[t]tɪlt[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to lean, incline, or slant 2) to rush at or charge, as in a joust 3) to hold poised for attack, as a lance 4) to assume a sloping position or direction 5) to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like… …   From formal English to slang