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Noun: angle  ang-gul
  1. The space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
    "The angle between the two walls was exactly 90 degrees"
     
  2. A viewpoint or perspective
    "I hadn't considered the problem from that angle"
     
  3. Hidden motive or agenda
    "What's your angle in this deal?"
     
  4. A biased way of looking at or presenting something
    "She presented the issue from a unique angle";
    - slant
Verb: angle  ang-gul
  1. To incline or bend from a vertical position
    "The painter angled his ladder against the wall";
    - lean, tilt, tip, slant
     
  2. Move or proceed at an angle
    "he angled his way into the room"
     
  3. Present with a bias
    "The historian angled the narrative to support their thesis";
    - slant, weight
     
  4. Seek indirectly
    "angle for compliments";
    - fish
     
  5. Fish with a hook
    "They angled in the mountain stream"
     
  6. Place (something) at an angle
    "angle the mirror to see better"
Noun: Angle  ang-gul
  1. A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

Derived forms: Angles, angles, angled, angling

See also: turn over, upset

Type of: bend, bias, European, fish, flex, go, locomote, look for, move, outlook, point of view, predetermine, search, seek, skew, slant, space, stand, standpoint, travel, viewpoint

Encyclopedia: Angle, Utah