atilt

Adjective

 * 1) At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
 * 2) * 1954,, Journal entry in Gordon Ball (ed.), Journals, New York: Grove, 1977, p.70,
 * Pink bedroom lamp, shade atilt over Uncle Abe’s ancient clean radio,
 * 1) * 1954,, Journal entry in Gordon Ball (ed.), Journals, New York: Grove, 1977, p.70,
 * Pink bedroom lamp, shade atilt over Uncle Abe’s ancient clean radio,
 * Pink bedroom lamp, shade atilt over Uncle Abe’s ancient clean radio,

Adverb

 * 1) At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.
 * 2) Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
 * 3) * 1895, F. F. Montrésor, Into the Highways and Hedges, New York: Appleton, Part2, Chapter9, p.235,
 * Other people may ride atilt against all the problems one bruises head and heart over. Good luck go with them, and more power to their elbows!
 * 1) Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
 * 2) * 1895, F. F. Montrésor, Into the Highways and Hedges, New York: Appleton, Part2, Chapter9, p.235,
 * Other people may ride atilt against all the problems one bruises head and heart over. Good luck go with them, and more power to their elbows!
 * 1) * 1895, F. F. Montrésor, Into the Highways and Hedges, New York: Appleton, Part2, Chapter9, p.235,
 * Other people may ride atilt against all the problems one bruises head and heart over. Good luck go with them, and more power to their elbows!
 * 1) * 1895, F. F. Montrésor, Into the Highways and Hedges, New York: Appleton, Part2, Chapter9, p.235,
 * Other people may ride atilt against all the problems one bruises head and heart over. Good luck go with them, and more power to their elbows!
 * 1) * 1895, F. F. Montrésor, Into the Highways and Hedges, New York: Appleton, Part2, Chapter9, p.235,
 * Other people may ride atilt against all the problems one bruises head and heart over. Good luck go with them, and more power to their elbows!

Preposition

 * 1) Diagonally over or across.
 * 2) * 1982, (as J. S. Borthwick), The Case of the Hook-billed Kites, New York: St. Martin’s Press, Chapter11, p.29,
 * [He] was balanced atilt a wooden chair, his legs resting on a low file cabinet.
 * 1) * 1982, (as J. S. Borthwick), The Case of the Hook-billed Kites, New York: St. Martin’s Press, Chapter11, p.29,
 * [He] was balanced atilt a wooden chair, his legs resting on a low file cabinet.