cornered
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
cor·ner
(kôr′nər)n.
1.
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.
3.
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.
7.
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.
Idiom: 1. Located at a street corner: a corner drugstore.
2. Designed for use in a corner: a corner table.
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.]
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.
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.
[1300–50]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Adj. | 1. |  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"unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
ذو زَوايامَحْصور في زاوِيَه
hranatýopatřený rohyvehnaný do rohu
=-hjørnet=-kantetfanget
sarokba szorított
afkróaîurhyrndur
zahnaný do úzkych
…köşeliköşeye sıkıştırılmış/kıstırılmış
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
corner
(ˈkoːnə) noun1. 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.
verb1. 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 adjective1. 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 corner1. to go round a corner.
2. to get past a difficulty or danger. He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.