The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tilt \Tilt\, n.
A thrust, as with a lance.
--Addison.A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament.
See Tilt hammer, in the Vocabulary.
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Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.
Full tilt, with full force.
--Dampier.
Wiktionary
adv. (context idiomatic English) As quickly as possible; very rapidly.
Wikipedia
Full Tilt may refer to:
- Full Tilt, a novel by Janet Evanovich
- Full Tilt (novel), a novel by Neal Shusterman
- Full Tilt Poker
- Full Tilt! Pinball
- An alternative title for the film Knights for a Day
Full Tilt is a young adult novel by Neal Shusterman, published in September 2004 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Described as a "psychological thriller" and a "fast paced horror thriller", Full Tilt has won numerous awards, including many state book awards.
Usage examples of "full tilt".
Endre, riding at full tilt, had overshot the scene and was wheeling his horse around.
Wood said, stepping out of the way as two engineers ran by at full tilt.
He passed the warehouses and a gang of startled stevedores at full tilt, racing for Gate Two and escape.
Kit lined up the pistol sights as best he could while running full tilt, and tried again.
All four legs extended, she crashed full tilt into Nicholas Bonner, who went down harder than Ben and lay where he fell.
Shouts and hoarse cries echoed behind as he raced full tilt around the structure.