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
BÉBinnBAY-vin (Irish), BE-veen (Irish)Irish, Irish Mythology
Rebekkare-BE-kah (German), RE-bek-kah (Finnish)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Biblical Greek
Adamoah-DAHM-oItalian
Beasley['bi:zli]
ToirÉAsa-Irish
Evdokia-Greek