tilt back



tilt something back

to move something so it leans back. Alice tilted her chair back and nearly fell over. She tilted back her chair and relaxed.
See also: back, tilt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alekseiah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
HamiltonHAM-il-tənEnglish
Ariadneah-ree-ahd-ne (Ancient Greek), ar-ee-AD-nee (English)Greek Mythology
Gulbahar-Urdu
Akulina-Russian
Ljubomir-Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian