To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
To change direction rapidly.
To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
To place (something) at an angle.
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.
A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
A change in direction.
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
A corner where two walls intersect.
A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
The focus of a news story.
The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.
Any ploy or stratagem.
An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
A remark intended to open a conversation.