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full tilt
adverb
variants
or at full tilt
: at high speed
running full tilt
So here they come, full tilt. We could hear them because they wore boots and yelled, …—Mark Twain
Just at that moment, a hare appeared over the hill running at full tilt, and I was cursing my numb fingers as I tried to follow it with my camera.—Erin Espelie
Examples of full tilt in a Sentence
during the war the nation's factories were going full tilt
the fleeing robber ran full tilt down the hill
Recent Examples on the Web
The cat is also equipped with a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system that ensures a maximum speed of 30 knots at full tilt.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
The newcomer has a range of 4,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 10 knots and can reach 16 knots at full tilt.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Brady is seen shirtless, in black shorts, sprinting toward the camera at full tilt.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The 650 sported the same propulsion system and could reach 33.5 knots at full tilt.
Lexus, which Japanese auto titan Toyota owns, appears to be targeting the Asian market with the new vessel.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
In terms of performance, the 120 is powered by twin MTU 12V 2000 engines and can reach 20 knots at full tilt.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, the Democratic leadership’s spin machine was in full tilt on Tuesday.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
The Russian war machine is running at full tilt and has a much larger pool of men to draw from than Ukraine to replenish its ranks.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
Russia has a population three times the size of Ukraine’s, and its military industrial base is operating at full tilt.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
First Known Use
1679, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near full tilt
Cite this Entry
“Full tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20tilt. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
full tilt
adverb
: at high speed : very fast
running full tilt
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