Definition of "stilt"

stilt

/stɪlt/

noun
plural stilts
1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
3. Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
4. A crutch.
5. The handle of a plough.
  Quotations
  He […] shot MacLaren when between the stilts of his plough.
  1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], Rob Roy. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
verb
third-person singular simple present stilts, present participle stilting, simple past and past participle stilted
1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
2. to apply unnecessary pomp or formality