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corner

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. corner (verb)
  2. cornering tool (noun)

3corner

verb

Definition of CORNER

transitive verb
1
a : to drive into a corner <the animal is dangerous when cornered> b : to catch and hold the attention of especially to force an interview
2
: to get a corner on <corner the market>
intransitive verb
1
: to meet or converge at a corner or angle
2
: to turn a corner <the car corners well>
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Examples of CORNER

  1. Police cornered the suspect in a backyard.
  2. A cornered animal can be dangerous.
  3. He cornered the actress and demanded her autograph.
  4. The interviewer cornered the politician with some probing questions.

First Known Use of CORNER

1824

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