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angle

UK/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ US/ˈæŋ.ɡəl] ~ [ˈæŋ.ɡl̩/ common informal slang
noun (3) verb (5)

noun

1.

the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

2.

a biased way of looking at or presenting something

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3.

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

verb

1.

move or proceed at an angle

  • “he angled his way into the room”
2.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

  • “She leaned over the banister”
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3.

seek indirectly

  • “fish for compliments”
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4.

fish with a hook

5.

present with a bias

  • “He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders”
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Origin

From Middle English angel (“fishhook”), from Old English angel (“hook, fishhook”), from Proto-West Germanic *angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“to make crooked, bend”).

Phrases

  • adjacent angle
  • advance angle
  • angle bar
  • angle bead
  • angle bisector
  • angle brace
  • angle bracket
  • angle for

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