Sekirov Dictionary

angle-shoot

verb 3
noun 2
forms 4

verb3

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To fire or shoot from an angle.
- After the bowler has acquired a smooth delivery he is shown how to angle-shoot for spares, the essentials of spot and line bowling, and such new techniques as finger-tip control. — 1957
•
(slang) To use a trick that is not explicitly prohibited by the rules, but which is used to gain unfair advantage.
- The floor will rule one way or another; the point isn't so much to win the ruling as to put the spotlight on the offending player so he's less likely to angle-shoot on future hands. — 2006
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(slang) To bend the rules; to behave in a way that is unethical but not illegal.
- I like to think that I used my superior skill to come out on top; I don't like the idea that I had to angle-shoot to take home more money than I came with. — 1996

noun2

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A session of shooting at an angle or a shot taken in such a session.
- The unserviceable Sea Hurricane airframe on board was placed on deck for blast trials in a low angle shoot and sustained no damage while in the centre of the deck. — 2012
A side shoot that grows from the main stem stem.

forms

angle-shot · angle-shooting · angle shoots · angle-shoots

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