corner

corner
corner [n1] angle bend, branch, cloverleaf, crook, crossing, edge, fork, intersection, joint, junction, projection, ridge, rim, shift, V*, veer, Y*; concepts 436,484,513 corner [n2] niche angle, cavity, compartment, cranny, hideaway, hide-out, hole, indentation, nook, recess, retreat; concepts 440,471,513 corner [n3] predicament box, difficulty, dilemma, distress, fix, hole, impasse, impediment, jam, knot, pickle, plight, scrape, tight spot; concepts 674,675 corner [v] trap bottle, bring to bay, capture, catch, collar*, fool, get on ropes*, have up a tree*, mousetrap*, nab, put out, seize, tree, trick, trouble; concepts 59,90 —Ant. allow, let go, release

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  • corner — 1. (kor né) v. n. 1°   Sonner du cornet, d une corne ou d une trompe. Le vacher a corné dès le matin. 2°   Parler dans un cornet pour se faire entendre au loin ou pour se faire entendre à un sourd. •   Il continue et corne à toute outrance :… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Corner — Cor ner (k?r n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See {Horn}.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. [1913 Webster] 2. The space in the angle… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Corner — ist die englische Bezeichnung für Ecke in Österreich und der Schweiz die Bezeichnung für einen Eckstoß der venezianische Name der italienischen Adelsfamilie Cornaro im Börsenhandel die Bezeichnung für eine Form der Marktmanipulation, siehe Corner …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • corner — CORNER. v. n. Sonner d un cornet ou d une corne. Le vacher a corné dès le matin. J ai entendu corner dans les bois. f♛/b] On dit par dérision, d Un homme qui sonne mal du cor, ou qui en importune les voisins, qu Il ne fait que corner.[b]Corner,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • corner — cor‧ner [ˈkɔːnə ǁ ˈkɔːrnər] verb corner the market COMMERCE to gain control of the whole supply of a particular type of goods or services: • Singapore has made significant efforts to corner the market in this type of specialised service company.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Corner — Cor ner, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cornered} ( n?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cornering}.] 1. To drive into a corner. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Corner — Cor ner, n. (Association Football) [More fully {corner kick}.] A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post, allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • corner — index edge (border), monopolize, perplex, plight, predicament, stand (witness place in court) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …   Law dictionary

  • Corner — (engl., »Winkel, Ecke«), Börsenausdruck: eine zum Zweck von Preissteigerungen geschlossene Vereinigung von Großhändlern. Vgl. Kartell …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Corner — (engl., »Winkel«, »Ecke«), Vereinigung von Großhändlern zur Preissteigerung einer Ware …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • corner — {{hw}}{{corner}}{{/hw}}(sport) Calcio d angolo | Salvarsi in –c, nel gioco del calcio, mandare il pallone oltre la propria linea di fondo; (fig.) cavarsela alla meglio, all ultimo momento …   Enciclopedia di italiano

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