a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

[ Syn: joust ]

a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; they were involved in a violent argument

[ Syn: controversy , contention , contestation , disputation , disceptation , argument , arguing ]

a slight but noticeable partiality; the court's tilt toward conservative rulings'

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; the tower had a pronounced tilt; the ship developed a list to starboard; he walked with a heavy inclination to the right

[ Syn: list , inclination , lean , leaning ]

pitching dangerously to one side

[ Syn: rock , careen , sway ]

to incline or bend from a vertical position; She leaned over the banister

[ Syn: lean , tip , slant , angle ]

heel over; The tower is tilting; The ceiling is slanting

[ Syn: cant , cant over , slant , pitch ]

move sideways or in an unsteady way; The ship careened out of control

[ Syn: careen , wobble , shift ]

charge with a tilt