To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, for.
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
To develop and add hints to a font.
To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
A small, barely detectable amount.
An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
A clue.
Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.