dangle
/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/
Dictionary
noun
- An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
- The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.
"That was a sick dangle for a great goal!"
- A dangling ornament or decoration.
verb
- To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
"His feet would dangle in the water."
- 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.
"He dangled around three players and the goalie to score."
- To hang or trail something loosely.
"I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water."
- To trail or follow around.
- Of a patient: to be positioned with the legs hanging over the edge of the bed.
- To position (a patient) in this way.
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