cor·ner

(kôr′nər)

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.

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.

c. A corner kick in soccer.

d. Football A cornerback.

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.

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 place or drive into a corner: cornered the thieves and captured them.

2. To form a corner in (a stock or commodity): cornered the silver market.

3. To furnish with corners.

v.intr.

1. To turn, as at a corner: a truck that corners poorly.

2. To come together or be situated on or at a corner.

adj.

1. Located at a street corner: a corner drugstore.

2. Designed for use in a corner: a corner table.

Idiom:

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 cornū, horn, point; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

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cor•nered

(ˈkɔr nərd)

adj.

1. having corners (usu. used in combination): a six-cornered room.

2. having a given number of positions; sided (usu. used in combination): a four-cornered debate.

3. forced into an awkward, embarrassing, or inescapable position.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

cornered - forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"

at bay, trapped, treed

unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will

Translations

ذو زَوايامَحْصور في زاوِيَه

hranatýopatřený rohyvehnaný do rohu

=-hjørnet=-kantetfanget

eckig in die Enge getrieben sein

acculé

sarokba szorított

afkróaîurhyrndur

drevet opp i et hjørne -kantet omringet

zahnaný do úzkych

…köşeliköşeye sıkıştırılmış/kıstırılmış

有角的走投无路的

cornered

adj → eckig; (fig) → in die Ecke getrieben

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corner

(ˈkoːnə) noun

1. a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet. the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.

2. a place, usually a small quiet place. a secluded corner.

3. in football, a free kick from the corner of the field. We've been awarded a corner.

verb

1. to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape. The thief was cornered in an alley.

2. to turn a corner. He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.

ˈcornered adjective

1. having (a given number of) corners. a three-cornered hat.

2. forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape. A cornered animal can be very dangerous.

cut corners

to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.

turn the corner

1. to go round a corner.

2. to get past a difficulty or danger. He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.