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tilt
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tilt 
1. to tip away from an upright position.
2. a condition of being tilted.
pelvic tilt an anteroposterior motion of the pelvis around an imaginary axis in the frontal plane.
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Cervantes must have had a premonition of our 21st century when writing about Don Quixote tilting at windmills, but it will take more than one errant knight to save our ancient green and pleasant lands.
All hot air[ETH] by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
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Byline: J G WHITEHOUSE AT last, after 25 years of tilting at windmills in my quest to convince the smoking populace that tobacco is categorically bad for your health, the awful cigarette is soon to be stubbed out.
Letter: Cigs ban good for everyone by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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