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corral

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corral

an enclosure for livestock
Not to be confused with:
choral – sung by or adapted for a chorus or choir
chorale – harmonized hymn; a chorus or choir
coral – hard, rocklike structures formed by marine coelenterates; yellowish red
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

cor·ral

 (kə-răl′)
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).

[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currāle, enclosure for carts, from Latin currus, cart, from currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

corral

(kɒˈrɑːl)
n
1. (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 (tr) , -rals, -ralling or -ralled
3. (Agriculture) to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
4. informal to capture
[C16: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cor•ral

(kəˈræl)

n., v. -ralled, -ral•ling. n.
1. an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
2. a circular enclosure of wagons, formed for defense against attack.
v.t.
3. to confine in or as if in a corral.
4. Informal.
a. to seize; capture.
b. to collect or garner: to corral votes.
5. to form (wagons) into a corral.
[1575–85; < Sp < Vulgar Latin *currāle enclosure for carts = Latin curr(us) wagon, cart]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

corral


Past participle: corralled
Gerund: corralling

Imperative
corral
corral
Present
I corral
you corral
he/she/it corrals
we corral
you corral
they corral
Preterite
I corralled
you corralled
he/she/it corralled
we corralled
you corralled
they corralled
Present Continuous
I am corralling
you are corralling
he/she/it is corralling
we are corralling
you are corralling
they are corralling
Present Perfect
I have corralled
you have corralled
he/she/it has corralled
we have corralled
you have corralled
they have corralled
Past Continuous
I was corralling
you were corralling
he/she/it was corralling
we were corralling
you were corralling
they were corralling
Past Perfect
I had corralled
you had corralled
he/she/it had corralled
we had corralled
you had corralled
they had corralled
Future
I will corral
you will corral
he/she/it will corral
we will corral
you will corral
they will corral
Future Perfect
I will have corralled
you will have corralled
he/she/it will have corralled
we will have corralled
you will have corralled
they will have corralled
Future Continuous
I will be corralling
you will be corralling
he/she/it will be corralling
we will be corralling
you will be corralling
they will be corralling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been corralling
you have been corralling
he/she/it has been corralling
we have been corralling
you have been corralling
they have been corralling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been corralling
you will have been corralling
he/she/it will have been corralling
we will have been corralling
you will have been corralling
they will have been corralling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been corralling
you had been corralling
he/she/it had been corralling
we had been corralling
you had been corralling
they had been corralling
Conditional
I would corral
you would corral
he/she/it would corral
we would corral
you would corral
they would corral
Past Conditional
I would have corralled
you would have corralled
he/she/it would have corralled
we would have corralled
you would have corralled
they would have corralled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Noun1.corral - a pen for cattlecorral - a pen for cattle      
cattle pen, cow pen
pen - an enclosure for confining livestock
Verb1.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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

corral

(U.S. & Canad.)
noun
1. enclosure, yard, pen, confine, coop, fold As we neared the corral, the horses pranced and whinnied.
verb
1. enclose, confine, cage, fence in, impound, pen in, coop up The men were corralled into a hastily constructed concentration camp.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
acorralarcorral
corral
корраль

corral

[kəˈrɑːl] (US)
A. N → corral m
B. VT → acorralar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

corral

[kəˈrɑːl] n → corral m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

corral

n → Korral m
vt cattle → in den Korral treiben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

corral

[kɒˈrɑːl] n → recinto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


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