Box
Box verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
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Synonyms for Box
Nearby Word: boxed
Tilt
Tilt verb - To set or cause to be at an angle.
How words are described
| old | old box | old tilt |
| full | full box | full tilt |
| particular | particular box | particular tilt |
| present | present box | present tilt |
| Other adjectives: entire. | ||
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Both words in one sentence
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A now-obsolete variant is the Slam Tilt, which would detect dishonest players trying to cheat the machine's coin mechanism into thinking a coin had been inserted when it actually hadn't, or trying to steal the coin box outright.
Source: No Fair Cheating -
Interestingly, since the Box had already been opened long ago to originally release its contents, doing so now merely intensified the bad traits of humanity—which, aside from the obvious negative consequences, helped to tilt the balance of power toward evil.
- Then there's the Slam Tilt to detect people trying to cheat the machine out of money, either by trying to trick the coin mechanism into thinking it accepted a coin when it hasn't, or outright trying to steal the coin box.
Source: Tropes In Pinball Games
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