Oxford Dictionary English tilt at phrasal verbphrasal verb Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsPhrasal Verbstilt at somebody/something Add to my wordlistjump to other results(British English) to attack somebody/something in speech or writing a satirical magazine tilting at public figurestilt at something Add to my wordlistjump to other results(British English) to try to win something He was tilting at the top prize. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com