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dangle

/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/

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noun

An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.

Examples :

"The CIA suspected the man approaching them was a dangle sent by Russian intelligence to gather information about their protocols. "

politics government military war

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noun

The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.

Examples :

"That was a sick dangle for a great goal!"

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noun

A dangling ornament or decoration.

Examples :

"The Christmas tree had many colorful dangly ornaments. "

appearance style item thing

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verb

To hang loosely with the ability to swing.

Examples :

"His feet would dangle in the water."

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verb

The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.

Examples :

"He dangled around three players and the goalie to score."

sport action game

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verb

To hang or trail something loosely.

Examples :

"I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water."

action position

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verb

To trail or follow around.

Examples :

"The dog's leash dangled behind him as he walked home from school. "

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verb

Of a patient: to be positioned with the legs hanging over the edge of the bed.

Examples :

"After surgery, the nurse helped the patient dangle his legs over the side of the bed before standing up. "

medicine physiology position

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verb

To position (a patient) in this way.

Examples :

"The doctor carefully dangled the baby's legs over the examining table. "

medicine position action