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Corner

ˈkɔːnə

Corner definitions
noun
corner corners
  1. a place or angle where two sides or edges meet

    "Jan sat at one corner of the table"

    corner intersection point apex cusp
    • the area inside a room or other space near the place where two walls or other surfaces meet

      "the colour TV in the corner of the room"

    • a place where two or more streets meet

      "the huge bookshop on the corner"

    • a sharp bend in a road

      "they took the corner in a skidding turn"

    • a place where two planes of rock meet at an angle of between 60° and 120°
  2. a location or area, especially one regarded as secluded or remote

    "fountains are discovered in quiet corners and sleepy squares"

    district region area section quarter part
  3. a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity

    "London doesn't have a corner on film festivals"

  4. a difficult or awkward situation

    "I didn't wait for the prosecutor to try to get me in a corner"

    predicament plight tricky situation ticklish situation awkward situation tight corner tight spot spot of trouble bit of bother difficulty problem puzzle quandary dilemma muddle mess quagmire mire mare's nest dire straits
  5. a place kick taken by the attacking side from a corner of the field after the ball has been sent over the byline by a defender

    "he put a corner kick deep into the heart of the Southampton penalty area"

    • a free hit in field hockey, taken from the corner of the field
  6. each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds

    "when the bell sounded he turned to go back to his corner"

    • a contestant's supporters or seconds

      "Hodkinson was encouraged by his corner"

  7. a triangular cut from the hind end of a side of bacon
verb
corner cornered cornering corners
  1. force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape

    "the man was eventually cornered by police dogs"

    drive into a corner run to earth run to ground bring to bay cut off block off trap hem in shut in pen in close in enclose surround
    • detain (someone) in conversation

      "I managed to corner Gary for fifteen minutes"

  2. control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity

    "whether they will corner the market in graphics software remains to be seen"

    gain control of gain dominance of take over control dominate monopolize capture
    • establish a corner in (a commodity)

      "you cornered vanadium and made a killing"

  3. (of a vehicle) go round a bend in a road

    "no squeal is evident from the tyres when cornering fast"