corner
[ kawr-ner ]
/ ˈkɔr nər /
noun
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle: a chair in the corner of the room.
a projecting angle, especially of a rectangular figure or object: He bumped into the corner of the table.
the point where two streets meet: the corner of Market and Main Streets.
an end; margin; edge.
any narrow, secluded, or secret place.
an awkward or embarrassing position, especially one from which escape is impossible.
Finance.
a monopolizing or a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity to a point permitting control of price (applied only when monopoly price is exacted).
region; part; quarter: from every corner of the empire.
Surveying.
- the point of intersection of the section lines of a land survey, often marked by a monument or some object, as a pipe that is set or driven into the ground.Compare section(def 5).
- a stake, tree, or rock marking the intersection of property lines.
a piece to protect the corner of anything.
Baseball.
- any point on the line forming the left or right boundary of home plate: a pitch on the corner.
- the area formed by the intersection of the foul line and the outfield fence.
Boxing.
- the immediate area formed by any of the four angles in the ring.
- one of the two assigned corners where a boxer rests between rounds and behind which the handlers sit during a fight.
Soccer.
corner kick.
adjective
situated on or at a corner where two streets meet: a corner drugstore.
made to fit or be used in a corner: a corner cabinet.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with corners.
to place in or drive into a corner.
to force into an awkward or difficult position or one from which escape is impossible: He finally cornered the thief.
to gain control of (a stock, commodity, etc.).
verb (used without object)
to meet in or be situated on or at a corner.
to form a corner in a stock or commodity.
(of an automobile) to turn, especially at a speed relatively high for the angle of the turn involved.
Idioms for corner
- to use a shorter route.
- to reduce costs or care in execution: cutting corners to meet the foreign competition.
cut corners,
rough corners,
rude, boorish, or unsophisticated characteristics, manners, or the like: Despite his rough corners, he was very likable.
the four corners of the earth,
the most distant or remote regions: They traveled to the four corners of the earth.
turn the corner,
to pass through a crisis safely: When the fever passed, we knew he had turned the corner.
Origin of corner
Words nearby corner
Example sentences from the Web for corner
So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods |James Higdon |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEASTBut they do put it right around the corner near the time the video was shot.
They were racing toward the corner of Tompkins and Myrtle avenues with Johnson at the wheel when another call came over the radio.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops |Michael Daly |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEASTThey have pushed into just about every other corner of the Caribbean and Central America where airports exist.
He was standing on the corner and wearing only a T-shirt and jeans, and this was 11:30 at night and it was really cold.
Over in her corner, between young Billings and the interloper, Stuart, Sue was having a beautiful time.
Blue Bonnet in Boston |Caroline E. JacobsShe laid Joy down in a corner of the ravine the furthest removed from the fire; she could not have carried her another inch.
Gypsy's Cousin Joy |Elizabeth Stuart PhelpsQuickly, yet quietly, the three concealed themselves in a corner of the box car.
Secrets of the Andes |James H. FosterI was in a corner of the lower end, when I saw Dubois enter in a stout coat, with his ordinary bearing.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-SimonThere was a large yard at the back, and in one corner of it was the shed, which did duty for a stable.
Under the Red Crescent |Charles S. Ryan
British Dictionary definitions for corner (1 of 2)
corner
/ (ˈkɔːnə) /
noun
the place, position, or angle formed by the meeting of two converging lines or surfaces
a projecting angle of a solid object or figure
the place where two streets meet
any small, secluded, secret, or private place
a dangerous or awkward position, esp from which escape is difficult
a tight corner
any part, region or place, esp a remote place
something used to protect or mark a corner, as of the hard cover of a book
commerce
a monopoly over the supply of a commodity so that its market price can be controlled
soccer hockey
a free kick or shot from the corner of the field, taken against a defending team when the ball goes out of play over their goal line after last touching one of their players
either of two opposite angles of a boxing ring in which the opponents take their rests
mountaineering
a junction between two rock faces forming an angle of between 60° and 120°
US name: dihedral
cut corners
to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
round the corner or just round the corner
close at hand
turn the corner
to pass the critical point (in an illness, etc)
(modifier)
located on a corner
a corner shop
(modifier)
suitable or designed for a corner
a corner table
logic
either of a pair of symbols used in the same way as ordinary quotation marks to indicate quasi quotation
See quasi-quotation
verb
(tr)
to manoeuvre (a person or animal) into a position from which escape is difficult or impossible
finally they cornered the fox
(tr)
to furnish or provide with corners
(tr)
to place in or move into a corner
(tr)
- to acquire enough of (a commodity) to attain control of the market
- Also: engross to attain control of (a market) in such a mannerCompare forestall (def. 3)
(intr)
(of vehicles, etc) to turn a corner
(intr) US
to be situated on a corner
(intr)
(in soccer, etc) to take a corner
Word Origin for corner
C13: from Old French
corniere, from Latin
cornū point, extremity,
horn
British Dictionary definitions for corner (2 of 2)
Corner
noun
the Corner informal
an area in central Australia, at the junction of the borders of Queensland and South Australia
Idioms and Phrases with corner
corner
In addition to the idiom beginning with corner
- corner the market
also see:
- around the corner
- cut corners
- four corners of the earth
- in a tight corner
- out of the corner of one's eye
- paint oneself into a corner
- turn the corner