corner

[ kawr-ner ]

noun

1. the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
2. the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle:

   a chair in the corner of the room.

3. a projecting angle, especially of a rectangular figure or object:

   He bumped into the corner of the table.

4. the point where two streets meet:

   the corner of Market and Main Streets.

5. an end; margin; edge.
6. any narrow, secluded, or secret place.
7. an awkward or embarrassing position, especially one from which escape is impossible.

   Synonyms: dead end, impasse, predicament

8. Finance. a monopolizing or a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity to a point permitting control of price (applied only when monopoly price is exacted).
9. region; part; quarter:

   from every corner of the empire.

10. Surveying.
    1. the point of intersection of the section lines of a land survey, often marked by a monument or some object, as a pipe that is set or driven into the ground. Compare section ( def 5 ).
    2. a stake, tree, or rock marking the intersection of property lines.
11. a piece to protect the corner of anything.
12. Usually the corners. Baseball. first base or third base:

    Votto is out on strikes for the third out, and the Reds leave runners on the corners.

13. Baseball.
    1. any point on the line forming the left or right boundary of home plate:

       a pitch on the corner.

    2. the area formed by the intersection of the foul line and the outfield fence.
14. Boxing.
    1. the immediate area formed by any of the four angles in the ring.
    2. one of the two assigned corners where a boxer rests between rounds and behind which the handlers sit during a fight.
15. Soccer. corner kick.

adjective

1. situated on or at a corner where two streets meet:

   a corner drugstore.

2. made to fit or be used in a corner:

   a corner cabinet.

verb (used with object)

1. to furnish with corners.
2. to place in or drive into a corner.
3. to force into an awkward or difficult position or one from which escape is impossible:

   He finally cornered the thief.

4. to gain control of (a stock, commodity, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to meet in or be situated on or at a corner.
2. to form a corner in a stock or commodity.
3. (of an automobile) to turn, especially at a speed relatively high for the angle of the turn involved.

Corner

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noun

1. the Corner informal.
   the Corner an area in central Australia, at the junction of the borders of Queensland and South Australia

corner

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/ ˈkɔːnə /

noun

1. the place, position, or angle formed by the meeting of two converging lines or surfaces
2. 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. commerce a monopoly over the supply of a commodity so that its market price can be controlled
9. 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. either of two opposite angles of a boxing ring in which the opponents take their rests
11. mountaineering a junction between two rock faces forming an angle of between 60° and 120° US namedihedral
12. cut corners
    cut corners to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
13. round the corner
    round the cornerjust round the corner close at hand
14. turn the corner
    turn the corner to pass the critical point (in an illness, etc)
15. modifier located on a corner

    a corner shop

16. modifier suitable or designed for a corner

    a corner table

17. See quasi-quotation
    logic either of a pair of symbols used in the same way as ordinary quotation marks to indicate quasi quotation See quasi-quotation

verb

1. tr to manoeuvre (a person or animal) into a position from which escape is difficult or impossible

   finally they cornered the fox

2. tr to furnish or provide with corners
3. tr to place in or move into a corner
4. tr
   1. to acquire enough of (a commodity) to attain control of the market
   2. Alsoengross to attain control of (a market) in such a manner Compare forestall
5. intr (of vehicles, etc) to turn a corner
6. intr to be situated on a corner
7. intr (in soccer, etc) to take a corner

Word History and Origins

Origin of corner¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old French cornier(e), “a corner,” from Vulgar Latin corna, Latin cornua, plural of cornū “(animal) horn” + -er noun suffix; horn; cornu -er )

Word History and Origins

Origin of corner¹

C13: from Old French corniere, from Latin cornū point, extremity, horn

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. cut corners,
   1. to use a shorter route.
   2. to reduce costs or care in execution:

      cutting corners to meet the foreign competition.

2. rough corners, rude, boorish, or unsophisticated characteristics, manners, or the like:

   Despite his rough corners, he was very likable.

3. the four corners of the earth, the most distant or remote regions:

   They traveled to the four corners of the earth.

4. turn the corner, to pass through a crisis safely:

   When the fever passed, we knew he had turned the corner.

More idioms and phrases containing corner

In addition to the idiom beginning with corner , also see around the corner ; cut corners ; four corners of the earth ; in a tight corner ; out of the corner of one's eye ; paint oneself into a corner ; turn the corner .

Example Sentences

He reaches behind him, moving Irene to the far corner of the space, carving out an even more private one.

From Washington Post

Use your forefingers and thumbs to grab the grippy catches on each corner of the lens and give a gentle pull.

From Outside Online

A bored proctor sat in the corner, scrolling through her phone.

From Washington Post

He appears to have a greater awareness of when to run from one rim to the other in transition, versus when it’s better to fan out to the corner in those situations.

From FiveThirtyEight

These developer activists need our support, encouragement and help pinpointing the most crucial problems to address, and they need the tools to bring solutions to every corner of the world.

From TechCrunch

So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.

From The Daily Beast

But they do put it right around the corner near the time the video was shot.

From The Daily Beast

They work in a world filled with a sense—real or imagined—of danger lurking around each corner and every hallway.

From The Daily Beast

They were racing toward the corner of Tompkins and Myrtle avenues with Johnson at the wheel when another call came over the radio.

From The Daily Beast

They have pushed into just about every other corner of the Caribbean and Central America where airports exist.

From The Daily Beast

But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.

From Project Gutenberg

Cheap as they are, they are a poorer speculation than even corner lots in a lithographic city of Nebraska or Oregon.

From Project Gutenberg

As Davy stood in the road, in doubt which way to go, a Roc came around the corner of the house.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, he chose a small table in a corner of the balcony, close to the glass screen.

From Project Gutenberg

The conflict of these certainties left hopeless disorder in every corner of his being.

From Project Gutenberg