angle-shoot

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Synonyms: angle, wangle, tangle, augle, anile, anele, mangle, jangle, bangle, ingle, dangle

Antonyms: angle, wangle, tangle, augle, anile, anele, mangle, jangle, bangle, ingle, dangle

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Verb

1. To [[fire]] or [[shoot]] from an angle.
2. {{lb|en|poker|slang}} To use a [[trick]] that is not [[explicit]]ly [[prohibited]] by the [[rules]], but which is used to gain [[unfair]] [[advantage]].
3. {{lb|en|slang|by extension}} To [[bend the rules]]; to behave in a way that is [[unethical]] but not [[illegal]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} A side shoot that grows from the main stem stem.
2. {{lb|en|slang|poker}} {{alt form|en|angle shot}}.

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