intr.v., -gled, -gling, -gles.
- To fish with a hook and line.
- To try to get something by indirect or artful means: angle for a promotion.
A fishhook or fishing tackle.
[Middle English anglen, from angel, fishhook, from Old English.]
an·gle2 (ăng'gəl)
n.
- Mathematics.
- The figure formed by two lines diverging from a common point.
- The figure formed by two planes diverging from a common line.
- The rotation required to superimpose either of two such lines or planes on the other.
- The space between such lines or surfaces.
- A solid angle.
- A sharp or projecting corner, as of a building.
- The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view: a building that looks impressive from any angle.
- An aspect, as of a problem, seen from a specific point of view. See synonyms at phase.
- Slang. A devious method; a scheme.
v., -gled, -gling, -gles. v.tr.
- To move or turn (something) at an angle: angled the chair toward the window.
- Sports. To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.
- Informal. To impart a biased aspect or point of view to: angled the story in a way that criticized the candidate.
To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles: The road angles sharply to the left. The path angled through the woods.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin angulus.]
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