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n. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

grade

n. the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"

color, colour

v. modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"

affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch

v. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

bias

v. influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

flex, bend

v. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

doff

v. remove; "He doffed his hat"

lift

v. remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

remove, take away

v. get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

rock, sway

v. cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

roll

v. move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

gyrate, spiral, coil

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

rotate, circumvolve

v. cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"

whirl, birl, spin, twirl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

pitch

v. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

flip, toss

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

rock, sway, shake

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

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