cor·ner (kôr n r)n. 1. a. The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle: the four corners of a rectangle. b. The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner: sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye. 2. The place where two roads or streets join or intersect. 3. a. Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined. b. Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter. 4. A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult: got myself into a corner by boasting. 5. A remote, secluded, or secret place: the four corners of the earth; a beautiful little corner of Paris. 6. A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection. 7. a. A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price. b. Exclusive possession; monopoly: "Neither party . . . has a corner on all the good ideas" (George B. Merry). v. cor·nered, cor·ner·ing, cor·ners v.tr. 1. To furnish with corners. 2. To place or drive into a corner: cornered the thieves and captured them. 3. To form a corner in (a stock or commodity): cornered the silver market. v.intr. 1. To come together or be situated on or at a corner. 2. To turn, as at a corner: a truck that corners poorly. adj. Idiom: 1. Located at a street corner: a corner drugstore. 2. Designed for use in a corner: a corner table. around the corner About to happen; imminent. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French corne, corner, horn, from Vulgar Latin *corna, from Latin cornua, pl. of corn  , horn, point; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
corner
Noun
1. the place or angle formed by the meeting of two converging lines or surfaces
2. the space within the angle formed, as in a room
3. the place where two streets meet
4. a sharp bend in a road
5. a remote place: far-flung corners of the world
6. any secluded or private place
7. Sports a free kick or shot taken from the corner of the field
8. cut corners to take the shortest or easiest way at the expense of high standards
9. turn the corner to pass the critical point of an illness or a difficult time
Adjective
on or in a corner: a corner seat
Verb
1. to force (a person or animal) into a difficult or inescapable position
2. (of a vehicle or its driver) to turn a corner
3. to obtain a monopoly of [Latin cornu point, horn]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  corner - a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean" |
| 2. | corner - the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle" canthus - either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | |
| 3. | corner - an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room" amen corner - area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens' area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" chimney corner, inglenook - a corner by a fireplace | |
| 4. |  corner - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"blind corner - a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses another | |
| 5. | corner - the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube" point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | |
| 6. | corner - a small concavity pharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx | |
| 7. | corner - a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market" monopoly - (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like" | |
| 8. | corner - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" plight, predicament, quandary - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" | |
| 9. | corner - a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners" | |
| 10. | corner - a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery" | |
| 11. | corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" | |
| Verb | 1. | corner - gain control over; "corner the gold market" |
| 2. | corner - force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | |
| 3. | corner - turn a corner; "the car corners" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
corner
noun 4. tight spot, predicament, tricky situation, spot (informal) hole (informal) hot water (informal) pickle (informal)
Translations
corner [ˈkɔːnəʳ] n (outside) → esquina;
(inside) → rincón m;
(in road) → curva;
vt (= trap) → arrinconar;
(COMM) → acaparar
to cut corners → atajar
corner [ˈkɔːnəʳ] n → angolo;
(AUT) → curva;
vt → intrappolare; mettere con le spalle al muro;
(COMM) [+ market]; accaparrare
to cut corners (fig) → prendere una scorciatoia
n corner [ˈkoːnə]
1 a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet the corners of a cube; the corner of the street. hoek زاويَه ъгъл kout, roh hjørne die Ecke γωνία esquina; rincón nurk گوشه؛ کنج kulma, nurkka coin פִּינָה कोना kut sarok sudut horn angolo かど 모서리 kampas stūris selekoh hoek hjørne, krok; gatehjørne róg esquina colţ угол kút, roh vogal, kot ugao hörn มุม köşe 角 кут كونا، زاويہ góc 角
2 a place, usually a small quiet place a secluded corner. hoekie ناحِيَه، مَكان مُنعَزِل кът koutek afkrog der Winkel γωνία rincón nurk جای دور افتاده nurkkaus coin פִּינָה गुप्तस्थान ugao zug pojok afvikinn staður, krókur, kimi angolo すみ 구석진 곳 kampas, kampelis kakts; stūris sudut bilik hoekje (av)krok zakątek canto colţ уголок kútik kotiček ćošak hörn, vrå ที่สงบเงียบ sakin bir yer 冷僻處 куток گوشہ nơi kín đáo 冷僻处
3 in football, a free kick from the corner of the field We've been awarded a corner. hoekskop ضَربَة زاوِيَه (في كُرَة القَدَم) ъглов удар rohový kop hjørnespark; hjørne die Ecke κόρνερ (στο ποδόσφαιρο) córner, saque de esquina nurgalöök کرنر kulmapotku corner קֶרֶן फुटबाल में कार्नर korner szöglet(rúgás) tendangan sudut hornspyrna angolo コーナーキック 코너 킥 kampinis stūra sitiens tendangan sudut corner hjørnespark rzut rożny canto corner угловой удар roh kot korner hörna การเตะมุม korner, köşe vuruşu 角球(足球) кутовий удар كارنر quả phạt góc 角球（足球）
v
1 to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape The thief was cornered in an alley. in 'n hoek vaskeer يَضَع في زاويَه، يُحاصِر поставям натясно vehnat do rohu trænge op i en krog in die Enge treiben στριμώχνω arrinconar, acorralar lõksu meelitama گیر انداختن ahdistaa nurkkaan acculer לִדחוֹק לַפִּינָה घेर लेना natjerati u škripac sarokba szorít memojokkan króa af mettere in un angolo 追いつめる 구석［궁지］에 몰아넣다 priremti (prie sienos), įvaryti į spąstus iedzīt stūrī/strupceļā; notvert penjuru in het nauw drijven trenge opp i et hjørne osaczać encurralar a încolţi загонять в угол zahnať do úzkych ob zid pritisniti pritesniti tränga in i ett hörn ต้อนเข้ามุม köşeye sıkıştırmak 使走投無路 заганяти у глухий кут زچ كردينا dồn vào chân tường 使走投无路
2 to turn a corner He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well. draai يُنْعَطِف حوْل زاويَه завивам vjet do zatáčky, zatočit tage hjørner; tage sving um die Ecke fahren στρίβω tomar una curva kurvi võtma دور زدن kaartaa prendre un virage לִפנוֹת अधिकार जमा लेना zakrenuti za ugao kanyarodik membelok taka beygjur curvare 角を曲る 코너를 돌다 (pa)sukti už kampo, (pa)daryti posūkį (par automašīnu) izdarīt pagriezienu membelok de bocht nemen sneie/ta et hjørne brać zakręt(y) dar a curva a lua o curbă срезать повороты vybrať zákrutu zaviti skrenuti iza ugla runda ett hörn, ta kurvor[] เลี้ยวตรงมุม köşeyi dönmek (車輛)轉彎 проходити поворот کسی کونے پر موڑنا vào cua （车辆）转弯
adj cornered
1 having (a given number of) corners a three-cornered hat. hoekig ذو زَوايا ъглов hranatý, opatřený rohy -hjørnet; -kantet eckig που διαθέτει γωνίες, κόχες de (...) picos -nurkne گوشه دار kulmainen à (...) coins בָּעַל פִּינוֹת उतने कोने वाला uglat -sarkú bersudut hyrndur con (...) angoli かどのある 모가 난 -kampis stūrains sudut -kantig -kantet o ... rogach bicudo cu (...) colţuri с углами -rohý -oglat; s (...) krajci trorogi šešir försedd med hörn, -kantig ซึ่งมีหลายมุม ...köşeli 有角的 такий, що має вугли كناروں والا، كونوں والا có góc 有角的
2 forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape A cornered animal can be very dangerous. vasgekeer مَحْصور في زاوِيَه притиснат vehnaný do rohu trængt op i et hjørne; fanget; omringet in die Enge getrieben στριμωγμένος acorralado lõksuaetud گیر افتاده ahdistettu acculé דָחוּק לַפִּינָה एक कोने में ढकेल दिया जाना natjerati u tjesnac, nepriliku sarokba szorított terpojok afkróaður intrappolato 追いつめられた 궁지에 몰린 įvarytas į spąstus sagūstīts; iedzīts strupceļā terkepung in het nauw gedreven drevet opp i et hjørne, omringet, fanget osaczony encurralado încolţit загнанный в угол zahnaný do úzkych v stiski sateran u ćošak trängd [] ซึ่งตกในสถานการณ์ที่ยากลำบาก köşeye sıkıştırılmış/kıstırılmış 走投無路的 загнаний у сліпу вулицю زچ كيا هوا bị dồn vào chân tường 走投无路的
cut corners
to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result. afskeepwerk doen يُقلِّل المَصروفات أو الجُهود спестявам усилия brát to hlava nehlava (bezohledně) slippe nemt om ved einsparen απλοποιώ διαδικασίες escatimar en algo, aplicar la ley del mínimo esfuerzo, atajar üle nurga tegema از سر و ته کار زدن؛ سمبل کردن käyttää oikotietä travailler à l'économie לַעֲשוֹת קִיצוּר דֶרֶך कम धन, समय इत्यादि लगाना premalo uložiti u posao egyszerűsíti az ügyintézést menghemat stytta sér leið tirar via 手を抜く 돈［시간, 노력］을 절약하다 daryti ką greičiau, paprasčiau ietaupīt hemat bekorten, beperken ta snarveier, barbere svingene oszczędzać economizar a face (ceva) de mântuială ловчить robiť úsporne varčevati seći krivine ta genvägar, rationalisera ทำสิ่งที่ง่ายที่สุด ถูกที่สุด หรือเร็วที่สุด (bir işi) baştan savmak 以最簡捷、經濟、省時的方式做事 зрізати вугла خرچ اور محنت ميں كمى كرنا đi tắt 以最简捷、经济、省时的方式做事
turn the corner
1 to go round a corner. om 'n hoek gaan يَنْعَطِف حَوْل زاوِيَه завивам zahnout za roh dreje om hjørnet um die Ecke biegen στρίβω doblar la esquina ümber nurga pöörama نزدیک بودن kääntyä kulmasta tourner le/au coin (d'une rue) לִפְנוֹת कोने से मुड़ जाना zakrenuti za ugao befordul a sarkon menikung beygja fyrir horn girare l'angolo かどを曲がる 모퉁이를 돌다 pasukti už kampo nogriezties ap stūri belok de hoek omslaan svinge rundt hjørnet skręcić za róg virar a esquina a da colţul завернуть за угол zájsť za roh zaviti skrenuti iza ugla vika (vända) om hörnet เลี้ยวตรงมุม köşeyi dönmek 轉彎 завертати за вугол كونے پر موڑنا rất gần 转弯
2 to get past a difficulty or danger He was very ill but he's turned the corner now. oor die ergste, buite gevaar يَجتاز المُشكِلَه أو الصُّعوبَه прескачам трапа překonat nejhorší komme over det værste eine Krise überstehen τη γλιτώνω, τη σκαπουλάρω salir del apuro, lo peor haber pasado ya/el momento crítico halvimast pääsema رو به بهبود گذاشتن päästä pahimman yli moment critique passer le לַעֲבוֹר נְקוּדַת מַשבֵר किसी दिक्कत या खतरे से निकल जाना preboljeti krizu túljut a nehezén melewati masa krisis komast yfir það versta punto critico superare il 危機を乗り切る 고비를 넘기다 atsigauti, išsisukti iš bėdos izkļūt no grūtībām; pārciest (slimības) krīzi melewati masa krisis het ergste te boven zijn komme over det verste wychodzić z trudnego z położenia, wylizywać się passar o momento crítico {#201}{#202}{#201} a crise? a trece de momentul critic благополучно перенести кризис prekonať to najhoršie premagati težave prebroditi krizu ha det värsta bakom sig ผ่านจุดวิกฤตหรือจุดอันตราย tehlikeyi atlatmak 轉危為安 вийти з крутного становища كسى مصيبت يا خطره سے باهر نكلنا đã qua cơn bí cực 转危为安
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