to corner
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4.9
- verb
- /ˈkɔrnər/
- We've got them cornered about two miles down the road.
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Watch on YouTubeI just feel like I've been like cornered into this direction.
- I just feel like I've been like cornered into this direction.
- And my father used to say, never corner a weak man, you will regret it.
- I mean, we, the West, definitely pushed Putin and cornered him.
- And they, and next thing you know, they're on the tree and they start to, they start to like corner the the squirrel.
- And then she she cornered a friend of mine and made disparaging remarks about her baby.
Examples
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Well, it looks like Dog Man has just cornered Petey, the World's Most Evilest Cat.
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Irene had us cornered out there for 15 minutes.
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This is what happens when you corner a rat.
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And my father used to say, never corner a weak man, you will regret it.
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Now it seemed she had him cornered, and there was no escape.
Fiction book (1990) -
In less than a minute, they had the children cornered against a tall bank.
Fiction book (1994) -
Some of the Italian boys cornered Jimmy one afternoon and demanded he empty his pockets for them.
Fiction book (1993) -
Jeff hurries after him and catches up, cornering Billy between two cars, trying to calm him.
Fiction book (1997) -
With the determination of a hedgehog, she cornered Brenna in the back of the stables and then lunged forward.
Fiction book (1997) -
When they realized he was cornered in the alley, they knew he had no way to escape.
Synonyms
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2.6
To catch and hold someone or something so they cannot leave
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6.4
To keep a person or animal inside a small space like a cage
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5.4
To put someone or something into a small space with bars to stop them moving freely
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9.3
To force a person or animal up a tree so they cannot escape
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7.8
To leave someone with few or no good choices
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6.7
Surround a person or thing so they cannot leave
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way out
Phrasal Verbs
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7.2
To control most of the supply of a product so you can set its price and keep competitors out
Compounds
3
2.4
A kick in football taken from the corner after a defender last touched the ball for the attacking team
- Archaic
3
9.9
A man in old minstrel shows who sits at one end of performers and makes jokes with the main speaker
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3.3
A corner on a road where drivers cannot see around because something blocks the view
How Trapped
Surface Forms
Etymology
To corner someone or an animal means to force them into a place they cannot escape, and this idea links back to the noun corner and the Latin cornu 'horn', suggesting being pushed up against a horn-like point or wall. So being 'cornered' is being trapped.