full tilt

full tilt
adverb Etymology: 3tilt Date: 1679 at high speed <
running full tilt
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  • 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 — {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

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