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corner
noun
1
a a point or place where lines or surface-edges meet;
b the inside or outside of the angle so formed.
2 an intersection between roads.
3 a quiet or remote place.
4 an awkward situation in a tight corner .
5 econ control of a particular market gained by buying up the total stocks of a commodity.
6 boxing either of the angles of the ring used as a base between bouts by contestants.
7 in some sports, especially football: a free kick from a corner of the field.
verb (cornered , cornering )
1 to force into a place or position from which escape is difficult.
2 to gain control of (a market) by obtaining a monopoly of a certain commodity or service.
3 intr said of a driver or vehicle: to turn a corner.
[13c: from French, from Latin cornu horn]
cut corners to spend less money, effort, time, etc on something than one should, especially to save time.
take a corner to negotiate a corner in a motor vehicle.
turn the corner
1 to go round a corner.
2 to get past the most dangerous stage of, eg an illness.
noun
1
a a point or place where lines or surface-edges meet;
b the inside or outside of the angle so formed.
2 an intersection between roads.
3 a quiet or remote place.
4 an awkward situation in a tight corner .
5 econ control of a particular market gained by buying up the total stocks of a commodity.
6 boxing either of the angles of the ring used as a base between bouts by contestants.
7 in some sports, especially football: a free kick from a corner of the field.
verb (cornered , cornering )
1 to force into a place or position from which escape is difficult.
2 to gain control of (a market) by obtaining a monopoly of a certain commodity or service.
3 intr said of a driver or vehicle: to turn a corner.
[13c: from French, from Latin cornu horn]
cut corners to spend less money, effort, time, etc on something than one should, especially to save time.
take a corner to negotiate a corner in a motor vehicle.
turn the corner
1 to go round a corner.
2 to get past the most dangerous stage of, eg an illness.
cornerstone
noun
1 a stone built into the corner of the foundation of a building.
2 a crucial or indispensable part; a basis.
noun
1 a stone built into the corner of the foundation of a building.
2 a crucial or indispensable part; a basis.
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