Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at full tilt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: at -ful-l tilt
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

At full speed; very quickly.

Example Sentences

"Don't go racing around corners at full tilt or you'll hit someone."

Etymology

Recorded c. 1600, perhaps from the interpretation of tilt (“a joust”) as derived from "leaning" into an attack, presumably a folk etymology, as tilt in late Middle English meant “a covering of coarse cloth, an awning” and referred to the barrier separating the combatants in a joust.

Synonyms

at full throttle full tilt boogie

Questions

What does at full tilt mean?: At full speed; very quickly.
Where does at full tilt come from?: Recorded c. 1600, perhaps from the interpretation of tilt (“a joust”) as derived from "leaning" into an attack, presumably a folk etymology, as tilt in late Middle English meant “a covering of coarse cloth, an awning” and referred to the barrier separating the combatants in a joust.

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