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| 1. n. plural of angle |  |
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| 1. n. (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). | |
| the angle between lines A and B | |
| 2. n. (geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, ce | |
| The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees. | |
| 3. n. A corner where two walls intersect. | |
| an angle of a building | |
| 4. n. A change in direction. | |
| The horse took off at an angle. | |
| 5. n. A viewpoint; a way of looking at something. | |
| 6. n. (media) The focus of a news story. | |
| 7. n. (slang) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud. | |
| 8. n. (slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral | |
| His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade. | |
| 9. n. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. | |
| 10. n. (astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle. | |
| The roof is angled at 15 degrees. | |
| 12. v. (intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly. | |
| The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket. | |
| 13. v. (transitive, informal) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint. | |
| How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client? | |
| 14. v. (transitive, cue sports) To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to objec | |
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| 15. v. (intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line. | |
| 16. v. (informal) (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing. | |
| He must be angling for a pay rise. | |
| 17. n. A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. | |
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