cornered
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈkɔrnərd/
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Watch on YouTubeYou are cornered, you know it's over.
- You are cornered, you know it's over.
- I was like a cornered animal and I came out and attacked.
- But Trump has shown over and over again that when he's cornered, he will fight like the rabid weasel that lives on his head.
- So, so you know, the, the Russian leadership is entirely cornered where they know that just getting driven out of Ukraine is not an option.
- It's not a it's a relaxed and like you got a guy cornered and who's most dangerous.
Examples
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When the detectives surrounded the suspect, he realized he was completely cornered and had nowhere to run.
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I was like a cornered animal and I came out and attacked.
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You are cornered, you know it's over.
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So, so you know, the, the Russian leadership is entirely cornered where they know that just getting driven out of Ukraine is not an option.
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It's not a it's a relaxed and like you got a guy cornered and who's most dangerous.
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Do you feel cornered by that or do you think it doesn't matter if I'm into Cowboys tomorrow or if I want to go climbing, I could do that.
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Your eyebrows take this unnatural arch, much like the Riddler when cornered by his foe, the Batman.
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The mouse was trapped in the box, feeling absolutely cornered without any way to escape.
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In the final moments of the game, the team felt cornered as they faced a stronger opponent and realized defeat was inevitable.
Synonyms
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4.4
Unable to escape from a dangerous place or situation, for example when surrounded by attackers
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4.9
To force a person or animal into a place they cannot leave
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3.7
Kept in one small space and unable to leave
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7.8
In a bad situation that stops progress like being stuck in mud
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5.1
To make someone give a clear answer and stop avoiding it
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8.2
Surrounded by enemy soldiers and often under attack
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4.2
In a difficult situation that is hard to get out of
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7.8
To leave someone with few or no good choices
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8.2
Unable to escape because others chased them into a high place
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6.3
Feeling trapped by walls or rules that stop you moving
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9.6
Tricked into a situation that is hard to leave
Compounds
How Trapped
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cornered comes from corner, which once meant a 'horn' or sharp point, like the tip of an animal's horn. So to be cornered is like being pushed against that point with 'no way out', which is why it means 'trapped' and unable to escape.