CORNER | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin cornu ‘horn, tip, corner’

a place or angle where two sides or edges meet

place or angle where two sides or edges meet

• Jan sat at one corner of the table

a location or area, especially one regarded as secluded or remote

secluded location

• fountains are discovered in quiet corners and sleepy squares
• dance professionals from all corners of the globe attended the five-day festival
• parents are often tempted to resort to snooping and prying into every corner to make sure their children are safe

a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity

position of dominance

• London doesn't have a corner on film festivals

a difficult or awkward situation

awkward situation

• I didn't wait for the prosecutor to try to get me in a corner

a place kick taken by the attacking side from a corner of the field after the ball has been sent over the byline by a defender

free kick taken from corner of field

• he put a corner kick deep into the heart of the Southampton penalty area

each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds

corner of boxing ring

• when the bell sounded he turned to go back to his corner

a triangular cut from the hind end of a side of bacon.

cut of bacon

force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape

force into difficult situation

• the man was eventually cornered by police dogs

control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity

dominate market

• whether they will corner the market in graphics software remains to be seen

(of a vehicle) go round a bend in a road

drive round bend

• no squeal is evident from the tyres when cornering fast