an·gle
1 (ănǵgəl)
[Middle English anglen, from angel, fishhook, from Old English.]
intransitive verb: -gled, -gling, -gles.
- To fish with a hook and line.
- To try to get something by indirect or artful means: angle for a promotion.
noun
Obsolete- A fishhook or fishing tackle.
an·gle
2 (ănǵgəl)
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin angulus.]
noun
- 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.
verb: -gled, -gling, -gles.
transitive verb
- 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.
intransitive verb
- To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles: The road angles sharply to the left. The path angled through the woods.
An·gle
(ănǵgəl)
[From Latin Anglī, the Angles, of Germanic origin.]
noun
- A member of a Germanic people that migrated to England from southern Jutland in the 5th century a.d., founded the kingdoms of Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia, and together with the Jutes and Saxons formed the Anglo-Saxon peoples.
