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angle shooting

angle shooting is the present participle and gerund of angle shoot.

Noun

angle shooting (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Unethical behavior that is not clearly prohibited.
    • Technically, angle shooting is not cheating. Angle shooters don't break the rules-they just make it their personal mission to bend them as much as humanly possible.2009 May 31, Barbara Connors, “Angle-Shooting: Dishonorable Discharge”, in PokerPlayer
    • Player One then turned his cards back over and got really upset accusing Player Two of angle shooting in order to see his cards.2006, David Apostolico, Lessons From The Felt: Advanced Strategies And Tactics For No-Limit Hold'Em Poker Tournaments, →ISBN
  2. (slang) The act of shooting at an angle.
    • Another interesting technique to use is angle shooting. Action shot obliquely appears slower than the same action viewed at right angles1993, Donald C. Steffens, Shooting outdoor videos, page 49
    • Early sets tended to be theatrical and flat, and, therefore, were limited in the dimensionality that would have allowed angle shooting.2006, Frank Eugene Beaver, Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Art, →ISBN, page 11

Meaning of angle shoot

Noun

angle shoot (plural angle shoots)

  1. A session of shooting at an angle or a shot taken in such a session.
    • The unserviceable Sea Hurricane airframe on board was placed on deck for blast trials in a low angle shoot and sustained no damage while in the centre of the deck.2012, Dr Ben Jones, The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War, →ISBN

Questions about angle shooting

What does angle shooting mean?
Angle shooting means unethical behavior that is not clearly prohibited.
What is angle shooting the present participle and gerund of?
Angle shooting is the present participle and gerund of angle shoot.
What part of speech is angle shooting?
Angle shooting is a noun.

Words near angle shooting in the dictionary

  1. angle shaft
  2. angle shafts
  3. angle shoot
  4. angle shooter
  5. angle shooters
  6. angle shooting
  7. angle shoots
  8. angle shot
  9. angle shots
  10. angle stealer
  11. angle stealers

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