corner in English

noun

1

a place or angle where two or more sides or edges meet.

Jan sat at one corner of the table

2

a part, region, or area, especially one regarded as secluded or remote.

they descended on the college from all corners of the world

synonyms: district, region, area, section, quarter, part, neck of the woods

3

each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds.

They stood in opposite corners of the ring, our man with his back to the tent fighter, waiting to be called to fight by the clang of the bell.

4

each of the two parallel sides of home plate, which are perceived as defining the vertical edges of the strike zone.

The next two pitches were perfect, hitting the corners 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

synonyms: drive into a corner, bring to bay, cut off, block off, trap, hem in, pen in, surround, enclose, capture, catch

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

synonyms: gain control of, take over, control, dominate, monopolize, capture, sew up

3

(of a vehicle or driver) go around a bend in a road.

no squeal is evident from the tires when cornering fast

noun

bend, curve, crook, dog-leg, turn, turning, jog, junction, fork, intersection, hairpin turn
district, region, area, section, quarter, part, neck of the woods
predicament, plight, tight spot, mess, can of worms, muddle, difficulty, problem, dilemma, quandary, pickle, jam, stew, fix, hole, hot water, bind
recess, niche, recession
nook
street corner, turning point
quoin
box

verb

drive into a corner, gain control of, tree
drive into a corner, bring to bay, cut off, block off, trap, hem in, pen in, surround, enclose, capture, catch
gain control of, take over, control, dominate, monopolize, capture, sew up
tree

Use "corner" in a sentence

1. Corner synonyms, Corner pronunciation, Corner translation, English dictionary definition of Corner

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3. See: (a)round the corner a tight corner all corners of the earth all corners of the world amen corner around the corner back (one or oneself) into a corner back oneself into a corner back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner be backed into a corner be Cornered be in a tight corner box (oneself) into a corner box (someone) into a corner catty-corner

4. See: (a)round the corner a tight corner all Corners of the earth all Corners of the world amen corner around the corner back (one or oneself) into a corner back oneself into a corner back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner be backed into a corner be cornered be in a tight corner box (oneself) into a corner box (someone) into a corner catty-corner

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7. Corner deflection

8. Corner pocket.

9. At the corner region, the strip (145 bridges across the corner.

10. “What happens on that corner happens on every corner.” – Biggie Smalls

11. The Four Corners is a region of the Southwestern United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona, and northwestern corner of …

12. Aspherical Optical Technology eliminates image distortions and provides corner-to-corner sharpness

13. Corner number one is the lower left hand corner " 1 " [ WRlTE / ENTER ]

14. Corner table/seat I reserved a Corner table in my favourite restaurant

15. The best Corner hutch will add storage to any Corner of your home

16. Mountain- fold the corner

17. Going around the corner.

18. Carousel Corner Mission Statement

19. Consignor's Corner, Liberty, Texas

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21. Aquanaut suction pool cleaners are first of their kind, cleaning corner to corner without clogging

22. If I select the bottom- left corner, I can align that corner with the page.

23. I was sitting in the corner, gradually, I became that corner, acuate, unmerciful, hard, sleepless.

24. P2: We're in your corner.

25. We're on the southwest corner.

26. Around the corner over there.

27. Click edit top right corner.

28. He disappeared round the corner.

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30. Soldiers were on every corner!

31. Alone, rusting in a corner.

32. Crowds lapped around the corner.

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35. Corner, name of my seraglio.

36. Crowds lapped round the corner.

37. Square the frame by pulling a tape measure from corner to corner to check diagonal measurements.

38. He reversed around the corner.

39. She dodged round the corner.

40. Get back in your corner!

41. Fold the top corner down

42. They herded into the corner.

43. Bricklayer; Constructed corners by fastening in plumb position a corner pole or building a corner pyramid of bricks, and filling in between the corners using a line from corner to corner to guide each course, or layer, of brick

44. Cuboid[pmin, pmax] represents an axis-aligned filled Cuboid with lower corner pmin and upper corner pmax.

45. 3 Square the frame by pulling a tape measure from corner to corner to check diagonal measurements.

46. Fold in corner a and b. Then roll the napkin from the bottom towards the top corner.

47. Catty-corner, kitty-corner, and cater-cornered all derive from the Middle English catre-corner, literally meaning four-cornered.All three forms are used throughout the English-speaking world

48. Ted Baker Embossed Corner Leather Cardholder

49. I will attack the northeast corner.

50. His car banked around the corner.