cornering

corner

• n.
  • a place off to the side of an area

    "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye"

  • the point where two lines meet or intersect

    "the corners of a rectangle"

  • an interior angle formed be two meeting walls

    "a piano was in one corner of the room"

    同义词：nook

  • the intersection of two streets

    "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"

    同义词：street cornerturning point

  • the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

    "the corners of a cube"

  • a small concavity

    同义词：recessrecessionniche

  • a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

    "a corner on the silver market"

  • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

    "his lying got him into a tight corner"

    同义词：box

  • a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

    "he knocked off the corners"

  • a remote area

    "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"

  • (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

    同义词：quoin

• v.
  • gain control over

    "corner the gold market"

  • force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

    同义词：tree

  • turn a corner

    "the car corners"