tilt

tilt
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noun
ADJECTIVE
slight
downward, upward
backward, forward
PREPOSITION
at a tilt

I positioned the photo at a slight tilt.

tilt of

a slight tilt of her head

tilt to, tilt towards/toward

a tilt to the left

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verb
ADVERB
a little, gently, slightly
back, down, forward, sideways, up, etc.
sharply

The ground tilted sharply downwards/downward.

slowly
PREPOSITION
away from

Tilt the mirror away from you.

towards/toward

Her face was tilted towards/toward the sky.

PHRASES
tilted to one side

She thought for a minute, her head tilted to one side.

Tilt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑balance, ↑head, ↑mouth
Tilt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑balance, ↑chin, ↑face, ↑head, ↑pelvis, ↑scales

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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