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Definition of Corner
1. Verb. Gain control over. "Corner the gold market"
2. Noun. A place off to the side of an area. "The southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
3. Verb. Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape.
Generic synonyms: Channelise, Channelize, Direct, Guide, Head, Maneuver, Manoeuver, Manoeuvre, Point, Steer
4. Noun. The point where two lines meet or intersect. "The corners of a rectangle"
5. Verb. Turn a corner. "The car corners"
6. Noun. An interior angle formed by two meeting walls. "A piano was in one corner of the room"
Specialized synonyms: Amen Corner, Chimney Corner, Inglenook
Generic synonyms: Area
Group relationships: Building, Edifice
7. Noun. The intersection of two streets. "Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
Specialized synonyms: Blind Corner
Generic synonyms: Carrefour, Crossing, Crossroad, Crossway, Intersection
8. Noun. The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect. "The corners of a cube"
9. Noun. A small concavity.
Specialized synonyms: Pharyngeal Recess
Generic synonyms: Concave Shape, Concavity, Incurvation, Incurvature
Derivative terms: Recess, Recess
10. Noun. A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade. "A corner on the silver market"
11. Noun. A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible. "His lying got him into a tight corner"
12. Noun. A projecting part where two sides or edges meet. "He knocked off the corners"
13. Noun. A remote area. "In many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
14. Noun. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone.
Group relationships: Building, Edifice
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
Category relationships: Architecture
Definition of Corner
1. n. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
2. v. t. To drive into a corner.
3. n. A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post, allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line.
Definition of Corner
1. Noun. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. ¹
2. Noun. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point. ¹
3. Noun. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object. ¹
4. Noun. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection. ¹
5. Noun. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies. ¹
6. Noun. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook. ¹
7. Noun. (business finance) A monopoly or controlling interest in a salable commodity, allowing the controlling party to dictate terms of sale. ¹
8. Noun. (baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone. ¹
9. Noun. (baseball) first base or third base. ¹
10. Noun. (football) A corner kick. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To drive (someone) into a corner or other confined space. ¹
12. Verb. (transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment. ¹
13. Verb. (transitive) To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it. ¹
14. Verb. (context: automotive transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve. ¹
15. Verb. (context: automotive intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corner
1. to gain control of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corner
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