Full tilt
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tilt \Tilt\, n.
1. A thrust, as with a lance. --Addison.
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2. A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants
attacked each other with lances; a tournament.
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3. See {Tilt hammer}, in the Vocabulary.
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4. Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.
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{Full tilt}, with full force. --Dampier.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "full tilt":
actively, all out, allegretto, allegro, animatedly, breezily,
briskly, energetically, expeditiously, flat-out, hastily,
in full swing, lickety-split, lively, posthaste, quickly, rapidly,
speedily, spiritedly, sprightly, swiftly, vivaciously
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