angling

Verb (1)

angle (third-person singular simple present angles, present participle angling, simple past and past participle angled)

1. (transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
   • The roof is angled at 15 degrees.
2. (informal, intransitive) To change direction rapidly.
   • The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.
3. (informal, transitive) 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?
4. (transitive) 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 object ball.

Verb (2)

angle (third-person singular simple present angles, present participle angling, simple past and past participle angled)

1. (intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
2. (figuratively, informal) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
   • He must be angling for a pay rise.

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