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corner

11 definitions • 17 examples
1
the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc.:

Examples:

You go around corners too fast when you're driving!
on the corner There's a postbox on the corner (= the place where the street crosses another).
in the corner of Click the icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
I have a bruise where I hit my leg on the corner of the table.
just around the corner They live just around the corner (= very close although not in the same road) - so we see them all the time.
2
a part of a larger area, often somewhere quiet or far away:

Examples:

remote corner of They live in a remote corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest store.
3
a kick in football, or a shot in hockey, that is made to start play again from the corner of the playing area:

Examples:

The referee should have intervened sooner to stop the player taking the corner.
She won a corner 10 minutes from time and the striker slotted it home.
4
the first and third bases (= positions that a player must reach to score a point) on a baseball field:

Examples:

at the corners I came to bat with runners at the corners.
5
If a vehicle corners well, badly, etc., it drives around corners in the stated way:

Examples:

corner well It's a powerful car, but it doesn't corner well.
6
to force a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot easily escape:

Examples:

Once the police had cornered her in the basement, she gave herself up.
7
the point or angle formed when two lines or surfaces meet:

Examples:

the corner of a table
We could put that chair in the far corner of the room.
8
A corner is also a place where two streets meet:

Examples:

I’ll meet you at the corner of Pine and Market at 7:30.
9
A corner can also be a part or area of a place:

Examples:

They lived in a remote corner of Wyoming.
10
to force a person or animal into a place or situation from which there is no escape:

Examples:

[ T ] After a chase, the police cornered him in a hallway.
11
to get control of an area of business so that it is difficult for other companies to be successful in it:

Examples:

Small low-cost airlines have cornered the market in cheap flights.

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