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
Josefinaho-se-FEE-nah (Spanish), zhoo-zə-FEE-nə (Portuguese), yoo-se-FEE-nah (Swedish)Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish
RaÚLra-OOLSpanish
Nithya-Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
ŠÁRka-Czech
Karmen-Slovene, Croatian
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