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corralan enclosure for livestock Not to be confused with:choral – sung by or adapted for a chorus or choirchorale – harmonized hymn; a chorus or choircoral – hard, rocklike structures formed by marine coelenterates; yellowish redcor·ral C0325600 (kə-răl′)n.1. An enclosure for confining livestock.2. An enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment.tr.v. cor·ralled, cor·ral·ling, cor·rals 1. To drive into and hold in a corral.2. To arrange (wagons) in a corral.3. To take control or possession of.4. To gather; garner: "difficult for congressional leadership to corral a majority of votes" (Don J. Pease). [Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currāle, enclosure for carts, from Latin currus, cart, from currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]corral (kɒˈrɑːl) n1. (Agriculture) chiefly US and Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses2. (Historical Terms) chiefly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagonsvb (tr) , -rals, -ralling or -ralled3. (Agriculture) to drive into and confine in or as in a corral4. informal to capture[C16: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run]cor•ral (kəˈræl) n., v. -ralled, -ral•ling. n. 1. an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc. 2. a circular enclosure of wagons, formed for defense against attack. v.t. 3. to confine in or as if in a corral. 4. Informal. a. to seize; capture. b. to collect or garner: to corral votes. 5. to form (wagons) into a corral. [1575–85; < Sp < Vulgar Latin *currāle enclosure for carts = Latin curr(us) wagon, cart] corral Past participle: corralled Gerund: corralling
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I corralled | you corralled | he/she/it corralled | we corralled | you corralled | they corralled |
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I am corralling | you are corralling | he/she/it is corralling | we are corralling | you are corralling | they are corralling |
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I have corralled | you have corralled | he/she/it has corralled | we have corralled | you have corralled | they have corralled |
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I was corralling | you were corralling | he/she/it was corralling | we were corralling | you were corralling | they were corralling |
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I had corralled | you had corralled | he/she/it had corralled | we had corralled | you had corralled | they had corralled |
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I will corral | you will corral | he/she/it will corral | we will corral | you will corral | they will corral |
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I will have corralled | you will have corralled | he/she/it will have corralled | we will have corralled | you will have corralled | they will have corralled |
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I will be corralling | you will be corralling | he/she/it will be corralling | we will be corralling | you will be corralling | they will be corralling |
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I have been corralling | you have been corralling | he/she/it has been corralling | we have been corralling | you have been corralling | they have been corralling |
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I will have been corralling | you will have been corralling | he/she/it will have been corralling | we will have been corralling | you will have been corralling | they will have been corralling |
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I had been corralling | you had been corralling | he/she/it had been corralling | we had been corralling | you had been corralling | they had been corralling |
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I would have corralled | you would have corralled | he/she/it would have corralled | we would have corralled | you would have corralled | they would have corralled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | corral - a pen for cattle cattle pen, cow penpen - an enclosure for confining livestock | Verb | 1. | corral - enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" | | 2. | corral - arrange wagons so that they form a corralarrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" | | 3. | corral - collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" |
corral (U.S. & Canad.)noun1. enclosure, yard, pen, confine, coop, fold As we neared the corral, the horses pranced and whinnied.verb1. enclose, confine, cage, fence in, impound, pen in, coop up The men were corralled into a hastily constructed concentration camp.Translationsacorralarcorralcorralкорральcorral
corral (someone or something)To steer or guide someone or something into a particular place. The dog corralled the sheep back into their pen.See also: corralcorral someone or somethingFig. to herd someone or something into a corral or other enclosed space. It took the cowboys two hours to corral the mustangs. The nursery school teacher herded the kids off the playground and corraled them in the classroom.corral dust n. nonsense, lies, and exaggeration. (A euphemism for bullshit.) The way Judy handles the corral dust, she must be running for political office. See also: corral, dustCorral
corral Chiefly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons Corral a structure made of local materials (wattle plastered with clay, adobe, or cane) in which cattle, sheep, horses, camels, and other farm animals are kept. It is used primarily in livestock-grazing areas—Eastern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Northern Caucasus, and the Ukraine. A closed corral consists of a lean-to with partial walls 1.2–2 m high or a shed; the norms of space for each animal are 3.5–5 sq m for cattle, 5–8 sq m for horses, and 0.3–1 sq m for sheep. An open corral is usually a piece of land enclosed by a fence 2–2.5 m high. For protection from cold and storms, corral-havens are built that are more than 2.5 m high and are shaped like an open rectangle, a triangle, and so on.
Corral a city and port in Chile, at the mouth of the Valdivia River. Population, approximately 9,000. It is the outer harbor of the city of Valdivia. It has ferrous metallurgy. The city is the base for the country’s whaling fleet as well as a center for the fishing industry. In 1960 the city was damaged by an earthquake. corralAn enclosure for livestock, commonly for horses.corral
Synonyms for corralnoun enclosureSynonyms- enclosure
- yard
- pen
- confine
- coop
- fold
verb encloseSynonyms- enclose
- confine
- cage
- fence in
- impound
- pen in
- coop up
Synonyms for corralnoun a pen for cattleSynonymsRelated Wordsverb enclose in a corralRelated Words- inclose
- shut in
- close in
- enclose
verb arrange wagons so that they form a corralRelated Wordsverb collect or gatherRelated Words- collect
- compile
- accumulate
- amass
- roll up
- hoard
- pile up
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