uptilt

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English

Etymology

From up- +‎ tilt.

Verb

uptilt (third-person singular simple present uptilts, present participle uptilting, simple past and past participle uptilted)

  1. (intransitive) To tilt upward.
  2. (transitive) To cause to tilt upward.
    • 1970, Eleanor Hodgman Porter, Hustler Joe: and other stories:
      "Oh, that kind," retorted Carl, uptilting his chin a little. Carl never did like to own up he had made a mistake.

Noun

uptilt (plural uptilts)

  1. An upward tilt.

Adjective

uptilt (not comparable)

  1. Tilted upward.