corner
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
adjective
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for corner
- to use a shorter route.
- to reduce costs or care in execution: cutting corners to meet the foreign competition.
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)
noun
verb
- 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)
Word Origin for corner
British Dictionary definitions for corner (2 of 2)
noun
Idioms and Phrases with 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