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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (n) joust, tilt (a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances)

S: (n) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing (a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement) "they were involved in a violent argument"
S: (n) tilt (a slight but noticeable partiality) "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
S: (n) tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning (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"
S: (n) rock, careen, sway, tilt (pitching dangerously to one side)

S: (n) lurch, pitch, pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)) "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

S: (n) motion, movement, move, motility (a change of position that does not entail a change of location) "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

S: (n) change (the action of changing something) "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

S: (n) action (something done (usually as opposed to something said)) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

S: (n) act, deed, human action, human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

S: (n) psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (v) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle (to incline or bend from a vertical position) "She leaned over the banister"
S: (v) cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch (heel over) "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
S: (v) careen, wobble, shift, tilt (move sideways or in an unsteady way) "The ship careened out of control"