corral

cor·ral  (k-rl)

n.

1. An enclosure for confining livestock.

2. An enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment.

tr.v. cor·ralled, cor·ral·ling, cor·rals

1. To drive into and hold in a corral.

2. To arrange (wagons) in a corral.

3. To take control or possession of.

4. To gather; garner: "difficult for congressional leadership to corral a majority of votes" (Don J. Pease).

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[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currle, enclosure for carts, from Latin currus, cart, from currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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corral [kɒˈrɑːl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Chiefly US and Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses

2. (Historical Terms) Chiefly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons

vb -rals, -ralling, -ralled (tr) US and Canadian

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to drive into and confine in or as in a corral

2. Informal to capture

[from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corral - a pen for cattle                     cattle pen, cow pen pen - an enclosure for confining livestock
Verb	1.	corral - enclose in a corral; "corral the horses" inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
	2.	corral - arrange wagons so that they form a corral arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
	3.	corral - collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election" collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

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corral (U.S. & Canad.)

noun

enclosure, yard, pen, confine, coop, fold As we neared the corral, the horses pranced and whinnied.

verb

enclose, confine, cage, fence in, impound, pen in, coop up The men were corralled into a hastily constructed concentration camp.

Translations

corral [kəˈrɑːl] (US)

A. N → corral m

B. VT → acorralar

corral [kəˈrɑːl] n → corral m

corral

n → Korral m

vt cattle → in den Korral treiben

corral [kɒˈrɑːl] n → recinto

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corral [kɒˈrɑːl] n → recinto