Angle+for
11angle for — verb To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc. He angles for trout Sundays …
12ˈangle for sth — phrasal verb informal to try to make someone give you something without asking for it directly She didn t want Ron thinking that she was angling for sympathy.[/ex] …
13angle for farthings — verb To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string …
14Angle — An gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Angled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Angling}.] 1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line. [1913 Webster] 2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise. [1913 Webster] The… …
15Angle — This article is about angles in geometry. For other uses, see Angle (disambiguation). Oblique angle redirects here. For the cinematographic technique, see Dutch angle. ∠, the angle symbol In geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays… …
16angle — an|gle1 W3S3 [ˈæŋgəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin angulus] 1.) the space between two straight lines or surfaces that join each other, measured in degrees an angle of sth ▪ an angle of 45° angle of ▪ the angles of a triangle …
17angle — I n. space between two straight lines that meet 1) an acute; alternate; complementary; exterior; interior; obtuse; right; solid angle 2) a sharp angle (at a sharp angle) 3) the side; vertex of an angle deviation from a straight line 4) at an… …
18angle — an|gle1 [ æŋgl ] verb transitive 1. ) to make something point in a particular direction, especially one that is not directly in front of you: Angle the mirror so that you can see behind you. a ) to make a ball move in a direction that is not… …
19angle — Synonyms and related words: Anschauung, L, action, aim, anagnorisis, angle for, angle of vision, angle off, apex, approach, architectonics, architecture, argument, aspect, atmosphere, background, bait the hook, base, basis, be after, bear off,… …
20angle — I. /ˈæŋgəl / (say angguhl) noun 1. a. the space within two lines or three planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. b. the figure so formed. c. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or… …
