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   cor·ner

   /ˈkôrnər/

   noun

   • 1. a place or angle where two or more sides or edges meet: "Jan sat at one corner of the table"
   • ▪ an area inside a room, box, or square-shaped space, near the place where two or more edges or surfaces meet: "he drove the ball into the corner of the net"
   • ▪ a place where two streets meet: "an apartment on the corner of 199th Street and Amsterdam Avenue"
   • ▪ a difficult or awkward situation: "he found himself backed into a corner"
   • ▪ first or third base on a baseball diamond: "two outs, with runners on the corners"
   • ▪ a sharp bend in a road: "serious racers want a car that is fast going into and out of the corners"
   • 2. a part, region, or area, especially one regarded as secluded or remote: "they descended on the college from all corners of the world"
   • ▪ a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity.
   • 3. short for corner kick
   • 4. each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds.
   • ▪ a contestant's supporters or seconds: "Hodkinson was encouraged by his corner"
   • 5. each of the two parallel sides of home plate, which are perceived as defining the vertical edges of the strike zone.

   verb

   • 1. force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape: "the man was eventually cornered by police dogs" Similar drive into a cornerrun to earthrun to groundbring to baycut offblock offtraphem inshut inpen inclose inenclosesurroundcapturecatchwaylayambusharchaic:ambuscade
   • ▪ detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will: "I managed to corner Gary for fifteen minutes"
   • 2. control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity: "whether they will corner the market in graphics software remains to be seen" Similar gain control ofgain dominance oftake overcontroldominatemonopolizecaptureinformal:hogsew uparchaic:engross
   • ▪ establish a corner in (a commodity): "you cornered vanadium and made a killing"
   • 3. (of a vehicle) go around a bend in a road: "no squeal is evident from the tires when cornering fast"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin cornu ‘horn, tip, corner’.

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   an end; margin; edge. any narrow, secluded, or secret place. an awkward or embarrassing position, especially one from which escape is impossible. Synonyms: dead end, impasse, predicament.

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   Definitions of corner. noun. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect. “the corners of a cube” see more. noun. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls. “a piano was in one corner of the room” synonyms: nook. see more. noun. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet. “he knocked off the corners ” see more. noun.

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