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corner
ˈkɔːnə 
Meanings
noun
- a place or angle where two sides or edges meet.E.g. Jan sat at one corner of the table
- a location or area, especially one regarded as secluded or remote.E.g. fountains are discovered in quiet corners and sleepy squares
- a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity.E.g. London doesn't have a corner on film festivals
- a difficult or awkward situation.E.g. 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.E.g. 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.E.g. when the bell sounded he turned to go back to his corner
- a triangular cut from the hind end of a side of bacon.
verb
- force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.E.g. the man was eventually cornered by police dogs
- control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity.E.g. whether they will corner the market in graphics software remains to be seen
- (of a vehicle) go round a bend in a road.E.g. no squeal is evident from the tyres when cornering fast
corner kick
Meanings
noun
- another term for corner (sense 5 of the noun).E.g. Kavanagh lofted a corner kick
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