Dictionary Definition
corner
Noun
1 a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled
to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his
eye"
2 the point where two lines meet or intersect;
"the corners of a rectangle"
3 an interior angle formed be two meeting walls;
"a piano was in one corner of the room" [syn: nook]
4 the intersection of two streets; "standing on
the corner watching all the girls go by" [syn: street
corner, turning
point]
5 the point where three areas or surfaces meet or
intersect; "the corners of a cube"
7 a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial
trade; "a corner on the silver market"
8 a predicament from which a skillful or graceful
escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
box]
9 a projecting part that is corner-shaped; "he
knocked off the corners"
10 a remote area; "in many corners of the world
they still practice slavery"
11 (architecture) solid exterior angle of a
building; especially one formed by a cornerstone [syn: quoin]
Verb
1 gain control over; "corner the gold
market"
2 force a person or an animal into a position
from which he cannot escape
3 turn a corner; "the car corners"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
corniere, Late Latin cornerium, from cornu. See horn.Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)nə(r)
Noun
- The point where two
converging lines meet; an angle, either external or
internal.
- The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.
- The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which
meet in a point.
- The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.
- The projection
into space of an angle in a solid object.
- Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table.
- An intersection
of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that
intersection.
- The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets.
- An edge or extremity; the part farthest
from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the
direction in which it lies.
- From the four corners of the earth they come. — Shakespeare
- A secret or secluded place; a remote or out
of the way place; a nook.
- On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book.
- A monopoly or
controlling interest in a salable commodity, allowing the
controlling party to dictate terms of sale.
- In the 1970's, private investors tried to obtain a corner on the silver market, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
- One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
- The pitch was just off the corner, low and outside.
- A corner kick.
- A point at which a function has two distinct derivatives.
Translations
: see anglearea in the angle between converging lines or
walls
projection into space of an angular solid
- Japanese: 角 (かど kado)
- Russian: угол
intersection of two streets
part or region
- Russian: уголок, конец
secret or secluded place
state of things produced by people who buy up
whole of stock
corner kick
- Hebrew: קרן (qeren)
See corner
kick.
Verb
- To drive (someone)
into a corner or other confined space.
- The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
- To trap in a position
of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
- ''The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.
- To get command of (a
stock, commodity,
etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it.
- The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad
stock, so as to facilitate their buyout.
- It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players.
- The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad
stock, so as to facilitate their buyout.
- In the context of "automotive|transitive": To turn a corner or drive around a
curve.
- As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.
- In the context of "automotive|intransitive": To handle while moving around a
corner in a road or otherwise turning.
- That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff.
Translations
trap in a position of great difficulty or
hopeless embarrassment
- German: in die Enge treiben
get command of a stock or commodity
move around a corner in a road
handle a turn
Derived terms
See also
Italian
Noun
- corner (in Football)
Extensive Definition
A corner is the place where two lines of different dimensions meet
at an angle, and a convex
corner of intersecting walls is generally thought to be the least
beneficial position to be in a life-or-death situation. From this
notion was born the verb to corner, which is used to mean "To back
(another person or
animal) into a corner"
and usually also carries a connotation of foul play. In square
dance, corner refers to the person you are adjacent to who is
not your partner. In
standard positioning (boy on the left, girl on the right), this
would be for men (or gents) the person standing to one's left, and
for ladies the person standing to one's right. In square dance one
will often change partners and corners during the course of a
dance, in which case one can distinguish between the "original
corner" and a "situational corner".
In sports such as football
(soccer) or boxing,
corner may refer to a person or position (cornerman).
In ice hockey, corners are the curvatures in the
rink where the long side boards and shorter end boards meet.
A corner is also used in geography, such as the
Four
Corners Monument in the United States, marking the corner of
state boundary lines.
A corner can also mean a bend in a road or a
turn on a race track.
Taking a corner better than the other drivers is key in true motor
racing, such as Formula One, the World Rally Championship,
etc.
In most fighting
video games, the edge of the stage is referred to as the
"corner," because much like a corner in a wall, it is typically a
disadvantageous position, which allows for more combination attacks
and makes escaping offensive pressure significantly more
difficult.
corner in German: Ecke
corner in French: Corner
corner in Indonesian: Sudut (bangunan)
corner in Dutch: Hoek
Cornerize (Fake
Word): To make a corner.Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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