- full tilt
- {adv.} At full speed; at high speed. * /He ran full tilt into the door and broke his arm./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Full Tilt — may refer to:* * Full Tilt Poker * Full Tilt (novel) by Neal Shusterman * Full Tilt (novel, Janet) by Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes. * Full Tilt! Pinball … Wikipedia
Full tilt — Tilt Tilt, n. 1. A thrust, as with a lance. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament. [1913 Webster] 3. See {Tilt hammer}, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
full-tilt — fullˈ peltˈ, fullˈ speedˈ, fullˈ splitˈ or full tiltˈ adverb With highest speed and impetus • • • Main Entry: ↑full full tilt see ↑full pelt above. • • • Main Entry: ↑full … Useful english dictionary
full tilt — (at) full tilt as fast or hard as possible. In order to produce more new cars, factories are running at full tilt. Bill left the house late, as he usually does, and had to run full tilt to catch his train … New idioms dictionary
Full tilt — 1. at top speed: The bus was going full tilt for the station ; 2. aggressive; strong; forceful: smacking out full tilt lyrics … Dictionary of Australian slang
full tilt — Australian Slang 1. at top speed: The bus was going full tilt for the station ; 2. aggressive; strong; forceful: smacking out full tilt lyrics … English dialects glossary
full tilt — ► (at) full tilt with maximum speed or force. Main Entry: ↑tilt … English terms dictionary
full tilt — {adv.} At full speed; at high speed. * /He ran full tilt into the door and broke his arm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
full tilt — Meaning At full speed. Origin Jousting was also called titling; contestants who charged at each other did it a full tilt . From the Old English tealt, meaning tottering … Meaning and origin of phrases
full\ tilt — adv At full speed; at high speed. He ran full tilt into the door and broke his arm … Словарь американских идиом
