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Definition corner

Etymology

From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, corniere (“corner”)), from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of corn? (“projecting point, end, horn”). More at hirn.

Noun

corner (plural corners)

1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
   1. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
   2. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
   3. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
   4. (attributive) Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets.
2. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.
3. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
4. An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.
5. (business, finance) A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.
6. (heading) Relating to the playing field.
   1. (baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
   2. (baseball) First base or third base.
   3. (soccer) A corner kick.
   4. (American football) A cornerback.
   5. (boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight.
   6. (boxing, by extension) The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout.
7. A place where people meet for a particular purpose.
8. (obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist.

Verb

corner (third-person singular simple present corners, present participle cornering, simple past and past participle cornered)

1. (transitive) To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
2. (transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
3. (transitive) To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
4. (finance, business, transitive) To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
5. (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
6. (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
7. (transitive) To supply with corners.

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