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      corner
      noun
      The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
      The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
      An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
      (Maine) The neighborhood surrounding an intersection of rural roads.
      An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.
      An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.
      (business, finance) A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.
      (figuratively) Complete control or ownership of something.
      (soccer) A corner kick.
      (baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
      (baseball) First base or third base.
      (boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight.
      (boxing, by extension) The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout.
      A place where people meet for a particular purpose.
      (attributive) Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets.
      A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
      (heading) Relating to the playing field.
      (American football) A cornerback.
      One who corns, or preserves food in salt.
      The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
      A surname.
      An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, at the "corner" of three counties.
      A township in Custer County, Nebraska, United States; it is in the north-east corner of the county.
      Ellipsis of Hyde Park Corner. [A major gyratory road junction at the south-east corner of Hyde Park, London, England; Hyde Park Corner tube station is underneath the junction. (OS grid ref TQ2879).]
      (obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist.
      (by extension, archaic, colloquial) The Tattersalls horse repository and betting rooms, originally located at Hyde Park Corner.
      verb
      (transitive) To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
      (transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
      (transitive) To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
      (finance, business, transitive) To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
      (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
      (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
      (transitive) To supply with corners.
      Roots
      cornucorn- · Latin · horn
      Synonyms for corner
      nooknquoinnrecessnanglennicheninglenooknboxncrannynalcovendoglegn
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