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tilt

noun
  1. pitching dangerously to one side
    careen
  2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
    “the tower had a pronounced tilt”
    inclination
  3. a slight but noticeable partiality
    “the court's tilt toward conservative rulings”
  4. a contentious speech act
    contentionargumentcontroversycontestationdisputationdisceptationarguing
  5. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
    joust
verb
  1. charge with a tilt
  2. heel over
    “The tower is tilting”
    pitch
  3. move sideways or in an unsteady way
    shift
  4. to incline or bend from a vertical position
    leanslantangletip