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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•ral /kəˈræl/USA pronunciation n., v., -ralled, -ral•ling. n. [countable] - an enclosed area or pen for horses, etc.
- American Historyan arrangement of wagons in a closed circle, formed for defense.
v. [~ + object] - to confine in or as if in a corral:She corralled me at the party and I couldn't get away.
- Informal TermsInformal.
- to seize;
capture:The police corralled the fleeing suspects. - to collect or win:to corral votes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•ral (kə ral′),USA pronunciation n., v., -ralled, -ral•ling. n. - an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- American Historya circular enclosure formed by wagons during an encampment, as by covered wagons crossing the North American plains in the 19th century, for defense against attack.
v.t. - to confine in or as if in a corral.
- Informal Terms
- to seize;
capture. - to collect, gather, or garner:to corral votes.
- American Historyto form (wagons) into a corral.
- Late Latin *currāle enclosure for carts, equivalent. to Latin curr(us) wagon, cart (derivative of currere to run) + -āle, neuter of -ālis -al1
- Spanish
- 1575–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: corral /kɒˈrɑːl/ n - chiefly US Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses
- chiefly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons
vb ( -rals, -ralling, -ralled)(transitive) US Canadian - to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
- informal to capture
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run |