an·gle¹ (ăng'gəl)
intr.v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

1. To fish with a hook and line.
2. To try to get something by indirect or artful means: angle for a promotion.

n. Obsolete
A fishhook or fishing tackle.

[Middle English anglen, from angel, fishhook, from Old English.]

an·gle² (ăng'gəl)
n.

1. Mathematics.
   1. The figure formed by two lines diverging from a common point.
   2. The figure formed by two planes diverging from a common line.
   3. The rotation required to superimpose either of two such lines or planes on the other.
   4. The space between such lines or surfaces.
   5. A solid angle.
2. A sharp or projecting corner, as of a building.
3. 1. The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view: a building that looks impressive from any angle.
   2. An aspect, as of a problem, seen from a specific point of view. See synonyms at phase.
4. Slang. A devious method; a scheme.

v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.tr.

1. To move or turn (something) at an angle: angled the chair toward the window.
2. Sports. To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.
3. Informal. To impart a biased aspect or point of view to: angled the story in a way that criticized the candidate.

v.intr.
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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