Tilt vs Flip - What's the difference?
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To slope or incline (something); to slant
(jousting ) To charge (at someone) with a lance
* William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet act III, scene I
* Tennyson
To be at an angle
* Grew
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To point or thrust a weapon at.
* 1819 , , Otho the Great , Act V, Scene V, verses 52-54
To point or thrust (a weapon).
* J. Philips
To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
(poker) To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck).
(photography) To move a camera vertically in a controlled way.
a slope or inclination (uncountable)
a jousting contest (countable)
A thrust, as with a lance.
(photography) the controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this
an attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office .
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tilt hammer
The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
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A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
To throw (as in to turn over).
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To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
(slang) To go berserk or crazy.
To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.
(computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
(UK, mildly, vulgar) used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.
* 1967 , Peter Shaffer, Black comedy, including White lies: two plays
* 2000 , Susan McKay, Northern Protestants
(British, informal) Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
sarcastic
A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog ).
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In transitive terms the difference between tilt and flip
is that tilt is to cover with a tilt, or awning while flip is to put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.As an interjection flip is
used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.As an adjective flip is
having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.tilt
English
(wikipedia tilt)Etymology 1
Old English tyltan'' "to be unsteady"; Middle English ''tilte . Cognate with Icelandic . The nominal sense of "a joust" appears around 1510, presumably derived from the barrier which separated the combatants, which suggests connection with . The modern transitive meaning is from 1590, the intransitive use appears 1620.Verb
(en verb)- Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents.
- He tilts / With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.
- But in this tournament can no man tilt .
- The trunk of the body is kept from tilting forward by the muscles of the back.
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- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
- I say I quarrell’d with you;
- We did not tilt each other, — that’s a blessing, —
- Good gods! no innocent blood upon my head!
- Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance.
- to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile
Synonyms
* slope * incline * slantCoordinate terms
* (photography) pan, cantNoun
(en noun)- (Addison)
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Etymology 2
From (etyl) telt, from (etyl) ). More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- (Denham)
Derived terms
* at full tilt * atilt * on tiltReferences
flip
English
Etymology 1
Alteration of earlier fillip, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
- The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.
Derived terms
* backflipVerb
- You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
citation
- If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.
- I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.
Derived terms
* backflip * flip phone * flipside * flipper * flip out * flip off * flip overSynonyms
* turn, turn over * (to put into a quick revolving motion) tossEtymology 2
Apparently a euphemism for (fuck).Interjection
(en interjection)- Impossible. He's dining out and coming on here after. He can't be reached. / Oh, flip !
- "Oh flip , don't come near this place," she said. It was dangerous. The Catholics had banners up on the Garvaghy Road saying, 'No Protestants here'.
Synonyms
* damnEtymology 3
From , by shortening.Adjective
(flipper)- I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.