Corner

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːrnər/

Corner (noun)

  1. the place where two lines or surfaces meet, like in a room or street.
  2. a difficult or tricky situation with limited options.
  3. control over a market or supply of a product.

Examples

  • The cat hid in the corner of the room.
  • Meet me at the corner of the street.

Common collocations: sharp corner, street corner, corner of the room, backed into a corner, in a tight corner

Corner (verb)

  1. to force someone or something into a place they cannot escape from.
  2. to change direction sharply, especially when driving.

Examples

  • The police cornered the suspect in an alley.
  • The dog cornered the rabbit in the garden.

Synonyms of Corner

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Corner

  • geometric or spatial context