English Dictionary

angle-shoot

verb

To fire or shoot from an angle. / (poker, slang) To use a trick that is not explicitly prohibited by the rules, but which is used to gain unfair advantage.

He angle-shoots the basketball and scores!

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

(poker, 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.

意味（3）

(slang, by extension) 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.