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corner
the place where two converging lines or surfaces meet; an end; margin; edge
Not to be confused with:
coroner – an officer who investigates by inquest any death not clearly resulting from natural causes
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cor·ner
(kôr′nər)n.
1.
a. The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle: the four corners of a rectangle.
b. The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner: sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye.
2. The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.
3.
a. Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.
b. Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.
c. A corner kick in soccer.
d. Football A cornerback.
4. A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult: got myself into a corner by boasting.
5. A remote, secluded, or secret place: the four corners of the earth; a beautiful little corner of Paris.
6. A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.
7.
a. A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.
b. Exclusive possession; monopoly: "Neither party ... has a corner on all the good ideas" (George B. Merry).
v. cor·nered, cor·ner·ing, cor·ners
v.tr.
1. To place or drive into a corner: cornered the thieves and captured them.
2. To form a corner in (a stock or commodity): cornered the silver market.
3. To furnish with corners.
v.intr.
1. To turn, as at a corner: a truck that corners poorly.
2. To come together or be situated on or at a corner.
adj.
Idiom: 1. Located at a street corner: a corner drugstore.
2. Designed for use in a corner: a corner table.
around the corner
About to happen; imminent.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French corne, corner, horn, from Vulgar Latin *corna, from Latin cornua, pl. of cornū, horn, point; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
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corner
(ˈkɔːnə)n
1. the place, position, or angle formed by the meeting of two converging lines or surfaces
2. (Mathematics) a projecting angle of a solid object or figure
3. the place where two streets meet
4. any small, secluded, secret, or private place
5. a dangerous or awkward position, esp from which escape is difficult: a tight corner.
6. any part, region or place, esp a remote place
7. something used to protect or mark a corner, as of the hard cover of a book
8. (Economics) commerce a monopoly over the supply of a commodity so that its market price can be controlled
9. (Soccer) 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
10. (Rugby) 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
11. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) 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
12. (Boxing) either of two opposite angles of a boxing ring in which the opponents take their rests
13. (Mountaineering) mountaineering a junction between two rock faces forming an angle of between 60° and 120°. US name: dihedral
14. cut corners to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
15. round the corner just round the corner close at hand
16. turn the corner to pass the critical point (in an illness, etc)
17. (modifier) located on a corner: a corner shop.
18. (modifier) suitable or designed for a corner: a corner table.
19. (Logic) logic either of a pair of symbols used in the same way as ordinary quotation marks to indicate quasi quotation. See quasi-quotation
vb
20. (tr) to manoeuvre (a person or animal) into a position from which escape is difficult or impossible: finally they cornered the fox.
21. (tr) to furnish or provide with corners
22. (tr) to place in or move into a corner
23. (Economics) (tr)
a. to acquire enough of (a commodity) to attain control of the market
b. Also: engross to attain control of (a market) in such a manner. Compare forestall3
24. (Automotive Engineering) (intr) (of vehicles, etc) to turn a corner
25. (intr) US to be situated on a corner
26. (Soccer) (intr) (in soccer, etc) to take a corner
27. (Rugby) (intr) (in soccer, etc) to take a corner
28. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) (intr) (in soccer, etc) to take a corner
[C13: from Old French corniere, from Latin cornū point, extremity, horn]
Corner
n
(Placename) the Corner informal an area in central Australia, at the junction of the borders of Queensland and South Australia
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cor•ner
(ˈkɔr nər)n.
1. the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
2. the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle.
3. a projecting angle, esp. of a rectangular figure or object.
4. the point where two streets meet.
5. an end; margin; edge.
6. any narrow, secluded, or secret place.
7. an awkward position, esp. one from which escape is impossible.
8. a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity.
9. region; part; quarter: from every corner of the empire.
10. a piece to protect the corner of anything.
adj. 11. situated on or at a corner where two streets meet.
12. made to fit or be used in a corner.
v.t. 13. to furnish with corners.
14. to place in or drive into a corner.
15. to force into an awkward, difficult, or inescapable position.
16. to gain control of (a stock, commodity, etc.).
v.i. 17. (of an automobile) to turn, esp. at a speed relatively high for the angle of the turn involved.
Idioms: cut corners, to reduce costs or care in execution.
[1250–1300; < Anglo-French < Old French corne corner, horn < Latin cornū horn]
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corner
A corner is a place where two sides or edges of something meet. You usually say that something is in a corner.
Put the television set in the corner.
Flowers were growing in one corner of the garden.
When two streets meet, you refer to each of the places where their edges meet as a corner. You use on when you are talking about the corner of a street.
There is a hotel on the corner of Main and Brisbane Streets.
We can't have police officers on every corner.
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corner
Past participle: cornered
Gerund: cornering
| Imperative |
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corner
Awarded to the non-offending side when a defender sends the ball unintentionally over his or her own goal line. The ball must be hit along the ground from a spot on the goal line within 3 yd (or 5 yd for women) of the corner flag.
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| Noun | 1. |  corner - a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean" |
| 2. | corner - the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle" canthus - either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | |
| 3. | corner - an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room" amen corner - area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens' area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" chimney corner, inglenook - a corner by a fireplace | |
| 4. |  corner - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"blind corner - a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses another | |
| 5. | corner - the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube" point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | |
| 6. | corner - a small concavity pharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx | |
| 7. | corner - a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market" monopoly - (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like" | |
| 8. | corner - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" plight, predicament, quandary - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" | |
| 9. | corner - a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners" | |
| 10. | corner - a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery" | |
| 11. | corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" | |
| Verb | 1. | corner - gain control over; "corner the gold market" |
| 2. | corner - force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | |
| 3. | corner - turn a corner; "the car corners" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
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corner
noun
3. space, hole, niche, recess, cavity, hideaway, nook, cranny, hide-out, hidey-hole (informal) She hid it away in a corner of her room.
4. region, part, area, sector, district, territory, zone, neighbourhood, sphere, realm, domain, locality, neck of the woods (informal) Buyers came from all corners of the world.
5. tight spot, predicament, tricky situation, spot (informal), hole (informal), hot water (informal), pickle (informal) He appears to have got himself into a tight corner.
verb
1. trap, catch, run to earth, bring to bay The police moved in with tear gas and cornered him.
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corner
noun1. A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:
2. Exclusive control or possession:
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Translations
زَاوِيَةزاويَهضَربَة زاوِيَهناحِيَه، مَكان مُنعَزِليَضَع في زاويَه، يُحاصِر
rohrohový kopvehnat do rohuvjet do zatáčkyzatočit
hjørnehjørnesparkafkrog
angulo
nurkkasoppisopukka
לדחוק לפינהלסגור
ugaokut
saroksarokba szorítszöglet
afvikinn staîur, krókur, kimihornhornspyrnakróa aftaka beygjur
角
모퉁이
daryti ką greičiaudaryti posūkįišsisukti iš bėdosįvarytas į spąstusįvaryti į spąstus
iedzīt stūrī/strupceļāizdarīt pagriezienukaktsnotvertstūra sitiens
kútikvybrať zákrutuzahnať do úzkych
vogalkot
hörna
มุม
köşeköşe vuruşuköşeye sıkıştırmakköşeyi dönmeksakin bir yer
góc
corner
[ˈkɔːnəʳ]A. N
1. (= angle) [of object] (outer) → ángulo m, esquina f; (inner) → rincón m; [of mouth] → comisura f; [of eye] → rabillo m; (= bend in road) → curva f, recodo m; (where two roads meet) → esquina f
in the corner of the room → en un rincón de la habitación
the corner of a table/page → la esquina de una mesa/página
it's just around the corner → está a la vuelta de la esquina
prosperity is just around the corner → la prosperidad está a la vuelta de la esquina
to cut a corner (Aut) → tomar una curva muy cerrada
out of the corner of one's eye → con el rabillo del ojo
to go round the corner → doblar la esquina
to turn the corner → doblar la esquina (fig) → salir del apuro
a two-cornered fight → una pelea entre dos
to be in a (tight) corner → estar en un aprieto
to cut corners → atajar; (= save money, effort etc) → ahorrar dinero/trabajo
to drive sb into a corner → poner a algn entre la espada y la pared, acorralar a algn
to paint o.s. into a corner → verse acorralado
in the corner of the room → en un rincón de la habitación
the corner of a table/page → la esquina de una mesa/página
it's just around the corner → está a la vuelta de la esquina
prosperity is just around the corner → la prosperidad está a la vuelta de la esquina
to cut a corner (Aut) → tomar una curva muy cerrada
out of the corner of one's eye → con el rabillo del ojo
to go round the corner → doblar la esquina
to turn the corner → doblar la esquina (fig) → salir del apuro
a two-cornered fight → una pelea entre dos
to be in a (tight) corner → estar en un aprieto
to cut corners → atajar; (= save money, effort etc) → ahorrar dinero/trabajo
to drive sb into a corner → poner a algn entre la espada y la pared, acorralar a algn
to paint o.s. into a corner → verse acorralado
2. (fig) (= cranny, place) a picturesque corner of Soria → un rincón pintoresco de Soria
in every corner → por todos los rincones
every corner of Europe → todos los rincones de Europa
the four corners of the world → las cinco partes del mundo
in odd corners → en cualquier rincón
in every corner → por todos los rincones
every corner of Europe → todos los rincones de Europa
the four corners of the world → las cinco partes del mundo
in odd corners → en cualquier rincón
4. (Comm) → monopolio m
he made a corner in peanuts → se hizo con el monopolio de los cacahuetes, acaparó el mercado de los cacahuetes
he made a corner in peanuts → se hizo con el monopolio de los cacahuetes, acaparó el mercado de los cacahuetes
B. VT
1. [+ animal, fugitive] → acorralar, arrinconar (fig) [+ person] (= catch to speak to) → abordar, detener
2. (Comm) [+ market] → acaparar
C. VI (Aut) → tomar las curvas
D. CPD corner cupboard N → rinconera f, esquinera f
corner flag N (Ftbl) → banderola f de esquina
corner house N → casa f que hace esquina
corner kick N (Ftbl) → córner m, saque m de esquina
corner seat N → asiento m del rincón, rinconera f
corner shop, corner store (US) N → tienda f de la esquina, tienda f pequeña del barrio
corner table N → mesa f rinconera
corner flag N (Ftbl) → banderola f de esquina
corner house N → casa f que hace esquina
corner kick N (Ftbl) → córner m, saque m de esquina
corner seat N → asiento m del rincón, rinconera f
corner shop, corner store (US) N → tienda f de la esquina, tienda f pequeña del barrio
corner table N → mesa f rinconera
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corner
[ˈkɔːrnər] n
[room, box, envelope] → coin m; [street] → coin m, angle m
in a corner of the room → dans un coin de la pièce
the shop on the corner → la boutique au coin de la rue
just round the corner (= very close by) → tout près
He lives just round the corner → Il habite tout près d'ici. (= about to happen) → tout(e) proche
A recession may be just round the corner → La récession est peut-être toute proche.
to be in a corner, to be in a tight corner (= in difficulties) → être dans une situation difficile
to cut corners (fig) → prendre des raccourcis
the four corners of the world → les quatre coins de la planète
in a corner of the room → dans un coin de la pièce
the shop on the corner → la boutique au coin de la rue
just round the corner (= very close by) → tout près
He lives just round the corner → Il habite tout près d'ici. (= about to happen) → tout(e) proche
A recession may be just round the corner → La récession est peut-être toute proche.
to be in a corner, to be in a tight corner (= in difficulties) → être dans une situation difficile
to cut corners (fig) → prendre des raccourcis
the four corners of the world → les quatre coins de la planète
(FOOTBALL) (also corner kick) → corner m
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corner
n
(generally, Boxing) → Ecke f; (of sheet also) → Zipfel m; (of mouth, eye) → Winkel m; (= sharp bend in road) → Kurve f; (fig: = awkward situation) → Klemme f (inf); at or on the corner → an der Ecke; the teacher made him stand in the corner → der Lehrer stellte ihn in die Ecke; it’s just round the corner (= near) → es ist gleich um die Ecke; (inf: = about to happen) → das steht kurz bevor; (fig, recovery etc) → das wird bald eintreten; to turn the corner (lit) → um die Ecke biegen; we’ve turned the corner now (fig) → wir sind jetzt über den Berg; the pages are curling up at the corners → die Seiten haben Eselsohren; out of the corner of one’s eye → aus dem Augenwinkel (heraus); he always has a cigarette hanging out of the corner of his mouth → er hat immer eine Zigarette im Mundwinkel (hängen); to cut corners (lit) → Kurven schneiden; (fig) → das Verfahren abkürzen; to drive or force somebody into a corner (fig) → jdn in die Enge treiben; to fight one’s corner (esp Brit fig) → für seine Sache kämpfen; to have somebody in one’s corner (fig) → jdn auf seiner Seite haben; all four corners of the world → alle vier Winde; he has travelled to all four corners of the world → er hat die ganze Welt bereist; in every corner of Europe/the globe/the house → in allen (Ecken und) Winkeln Europas/der Erde/des Hauses; an attractive corner of Britain → eine reizvolle Gegend Großbritanniens
(= out-of-the-way place) → Winkel m; have you got an odd corner somewhere where I could store my books? → hast du irgendwo ein Eckchen or Plätzchen, wo ich meine Bücher lagern könnte?
vt
(Comm) the market → monopolisieren
vi (= take a corner: person) → Kurven/die Kurve nehmen; this car corners well → dieses Auto hat eine gute Kurvenlage
corner
in cpds → Eck-;corner cabinet
n → Eckschrank m
corner chair
n → Eckstuhl m
corner
:corner flag
n (Sport) → Eckfahne f
corner hit
n (Hockey) → Eckschlag m
corner
:corner kick
n (Ftbl) → Eckstoß m
corner post
n (Ftbl) → Eckfahne f
corner seat
n (Rail) → Eckplatz m
cornerstone
n (lit, fig) → Grundstein m, → Eckstein m
corner store
n (US) = corner shop
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corner
[ˈkɔːnəʳ]1. n
a. → angolo; (of table) → spigolo, angolo
it's just around the corner (also) (fig) → è proprio dietro l'angolo (in time) → è molto vicino
to turn the corner (fig) → superare una crisi
in odd corners → nei posti più strani or impensati
the four corners of the world → i quattro angoli del mondo
out of the corner of one's eye → con la coda dell'occhio
to drive sb into a corner (fig) → mettere qn con le spalle al muro
to be in a (tight) corner (fig) → essere nei pasticci or guai
to cut a corner (Aut) → tagliare una curva
to cut corners (fig) → prendere una scorciatoia
it's just around the corner (also) (fig) → è proprio dietro l'angolo (in time) → è molto vicino
to turn the corner (fig) → superare una crisi
in odd corners → nei posti più strani or impensati
the four corners of the world → i quattro angoli del mondo
out of the corner of one's eye → con la coda dell'occhio
to drive sb into a corner (fig) → mettere qn con le spalle al muro
to be in a (tight) corner (fig) → essere nei pasticci or guai
to cut a corner (Aut) → tagliare una curva
to cut corners (fig) → prendere una scorciatoia
b. (Ftbl) (also corner kick) → calcio d'angolo, corner m inv
2. vt
a. (animal) → intrappolare; (fugitive) → mettere in trappola (fig) (person, catch to speak to) → bloccare
b. (Comm) (market) → monopolizzare; (goods) → accaparrare
4. adj (seat, table) → d'angolo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
corner
(ˈkoːnə) noun1. a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet. the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.
2. a place, usually a small quiet place. a secluded corner.
3. in football, a free kick from the corner of the field. We've been awarded a corner.
verb1. to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape. The thief was cornered in an alley.
2. to turn a corner. He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.
ˈcornered adjective1. having (a given number of) corners. a three-cornered hat.
2. forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape. A cornered animal can be very dangerous.
cut corners to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.
turn the corner1. to go round a corner.
2. to get past a difficulty or danger. He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.
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corner
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