Askew vs. Tilted — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Askew and Tilted
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Askew
Askew is an English surname.
Tilted
To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline
Tilt a soup bowl.
Tilt a chair backward.
Askew
Not in a straight or level position
Her hat was slightly askew
Tilted
To cause to be advantageous to one party rather than another
A development that tilted the balance of trade in their favor.
Askew
To one side or out of proper alignment; awry
Rugs lying askew.
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Tilted
To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust.
Askew
Turned or twisted to one side.
Tilted
To charge (an opponent); attack.
Askew
(figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.
Tilted
To forge with a tilt hammer.
Askew
Tilted to one side.
He wore his hat askew
Tilted
To slope; incline
The field tilts toward the river.
Askew
Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; - sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry.
Tilted
To have a preference, favor, or be inclined toward something
She recently tilted toward vegetarianism.
Askew
Turned or twisted toward one side;
A...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry
His wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
Tilted
To be advantageous to one side over another, as in a dispute
"The battle ... was beginning to tilt again in the Confederates' favor" (Stephen W. Sears).
Askew
Turned or twisted to one side;
Rugs lying askew
With his necktie twisted awry
Tilted
To fight with lances; joust.
Tilted
To engage in a combat or struggle; fight
Tilting at injustices.
Tilted
To cover (a vehicle) with a canopy or an awning.
Tilted
The act of tilting or the condition of being tilted.
Tilted
An inclination from the horizontal or vertical; a slant
Adjusting the tilt of a writing table.
Tilted
A sloping surface, as of the ground.
Tilted
A tendency to favor one side in a dispute
The court's tilt toward conservative rulings.
Tilted
A preference, inclination, or bias
"pitilessly illuminates the inaccuracies and tilts of the press" (Nat Hentoff).
Tilted
A medieval sport in which two mounted knights with lances charged together and attempted to unhorse one another.
Tilted
A thrust or blow with a lance.
Tilted
A combat, especially a verbal one; a debate.
Tilted
A tilt hammer.
Tilted
New England See seesaw.
Tilted
A canopy or an awning for a boat, wagon, or cart.
Tilted
Simple past tense and past participle of tilt
Tilted
Of a vehicle, fitted with a tilt (canvass covering).
Tilted
Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal;
The leaning tower of Pisa
The headstones were tilted
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