corner

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  corner 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  corner 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  corner 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  corner 
 
  3  senses  of  corner 
 
  Sense  1 
  corner 
  =>  control,  command 
 
  Sense  2 
  corner 
  =>  steer,  maneuver,  manoeuvre,  direct,  point,  head,  guide 
 
  Sense  3 
  corner 
  =>  turn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  corner 
 
  corner  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  corner 
 
  Sense  1 
  corner 
  =>  control,  command 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  corner 
  =>  steer,  maneuver,  manoeuvre,  direct,  point,  head,  guide 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  corner 
  =>  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  corner 
  amen  corner 
  blind  corner 
  chimney  corner 
  corner 
  corner  kick 
  corner  man 
  corner  post 
  cornerstone 
  pink  fivecorner 
  scorner 
  street  corner 
 
  Overview  of  noun  corner 
 
  The  noun  corner  has  11  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (20)  corner  --  (a  place  off  to  the  side  of  an  area;  "he  tripled  to  the  rightfield  corner";  "he  glanced  out  of  the  corner  of  his  eye") 
  2.  (15)  corner  --  (the  point  where  two  lines  meet  or  intersect;  "the  corners  of  a  rectangle") 
  3.  (11)  corner,  nook  --  (an  interior  angle  formed  be  two  meeting  walls;  "a  piano  was  in  one  corner  of  the  room") 
  4.  (9)  corner,  street  corner,  turning  point  --  (the  intersection  of  two  streets;  "standing  on  the  corner  watching  all  the  girls  go  by") 
  5.  (5)  corner  --  (the  point  where  three  areas  or  surfaces  meet  or  intersect;  "the  corners  of  a  cube") 
  6.  (3)  recess,  recession,  niche,  corner  --  (a  small  concavity) 
  7.  (1)  corner  --  (a  temporary  monopoly  on  a  kind  of  commercial  trade:  "a  corner  on  the  silver  market") 
  8.  (1)  corner,  box  --  (a  predicament  from  which  a  skillful  or  graceful  escape  is  impossible;  "his  lying  got  him  into  a  tight  corner") 
  9.  (1)  corner  --  (a  projecting  part  that  is  corner-shaped;  "he  knocked  off  the  corners") 
  10.  corner  --  (a  remote  area;  "in  many  corners  of  the  world  they  still  practice  slavery") 
  11.  corner,  quoin  --  ((architecture)  solid  exterior  angle  of  a  building;  especially  one  formed  by  a  cornerstone) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  corner 
 
  The  verb  corner  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  corner  --  (gain  control  over  "corner  the  gold  market") 
  2.  corner  --  (force  a  person  or  an  animal  into  a  position  from  which  he  cannot  escape) 
  3.  corner  --  (turn  a  corner:  "the  car  corners") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  corner 
  catacorner 
  catercorner 
  catty-corner 
  cornered 
  hole-and-corner 
  hole-in-corner 
  kitty-corner 
 
  Overview  of  noun  corner 
 
  The  noun  corner  has  11  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (20)  corner  --  (a  place  off  to  the  side  of  an  area;  "he  tripled  to  the  rightfield  corner";  "he  glanced  out  of  the  corner  of  his  eye") 
  2.  (15)  corner  --  (the  point  where  two  lines  meet  or  intersect;  "the  corners  of  a  rectangle") 
  3.  (11)  corner,  nook  --  (an  interior  angle  formed  be  two  meeting  walls;  "a  piano  was  in  one  corner  of  the  room") 
  4.  (9)  corner,  street  corner,  turning  point  --  (the  intersection  of  two  streets;  "standing  on  the  corner  watching  all  the  girls  go  by") 
  5.  (5)  corner  --  (the  point  where  three  areas  or  surfaces  meet  or  intersect;  "the  corners  of  a  cube") 
  6.  (3)  recess,  recession,  niche,  corner  --  (a  small  concavity) 
  7.  (1)  corner  --  (a  temporary  monopoly  on  a  kind  of  commercial  trade:  "a  corner  on  the  silver  market") 
  8.  (1)  corner,  box  --  (a  predicament  from  which  a  skillful  or  graceful  escape  is  impossible;  "his  lying  got  him  into  a  tight  corner") 
  9.  (1)  corner  --  (a  projecting  part  that  is  corner-shaped;  "he  knocked  off  the  corners") 
  10.  corner  --  (a  remote  area;  "in  many  corners  of  the  world  they  still  practice  slavery") 
  11.  corner,  quoin  --  ((architecture)  solid  exterior  angle  of  a  building;  especially  one  formed  by  a  cornerstone) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  corner 
 
  The  verb  corner  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  corner  --  (gain  control  over  "corner  the  gold  market") 
  2.  corner  --  (force  a  person  or  an  animal  into  a  position  from  which  he  cannot  escape) 
  3.  corner  --  (turn  a  corner:  "the  car  corners") 

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