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corner /körˈnər/ noun- The point where two lines or several planes meet
- An angular projection or recess
- A secret or confined place
- An awkward or embarrassing position
- A point in a rubber at whist (obsolete)
- A free shot, taken from the corner of the field, given to the opposite side when a player in eg football or hockey plays the ball over his own goal line
- An operation by which the whole of a stock or commodity is bought up so that the buyers may resell at their own price
transitive verb- To supply with corners
- To put in a corner
- To put in a fix or difficulty
- To form a corner against
- To get control of (a market for a particular commodity) by forming a corner
intransitive verb To turn a corner ORIGIN: OFr corniere, from L cornū horn cornˈered adjective - Having corners
- Put in a difficult position
cornˈerwise or cornˈerways adverb - With the corner in front
- Diagonally
cornˈerback noun (American football) A defensive back, usu covering an opposing wide receiver cornˈer-boy noun (Irish) A loafer, a street-corner layabout cornˈer-man noun - A person who assists a boxer between rounds by treating cuts, giving advice, etc
- A street-corner layabout
- The man at the end of the row in a black-and-white-minstrel performance (obsolete)
cornˈerstone noun - A stone that unites the two walls of a building at a corner
- The principal stone, esp the corner of the foundation of a building
- Something of prime importance
corner teeth plural noun The lateral incisors of a horse cut corners see under cut fight or stand one's (own) corner To defend strongly, maintain, one's (own) position, stand, argument, etc in someone's corner Supportive of someone (just) round the corner - Close at hand
- Soon to be attained, reached, etc
turn the corner - To go round the corner
- To get past a difficulty or danger
- To begin to pick up
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