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TILTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tilter" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Derivation:

tilt (heel over)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who engages in a tilt or joust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tilter" is a kind of...):

challenger; competition; competitor; contender; rival (the contestant you hope to defeat)

Derivation:

tilt (charge with a tilt)

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