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corner

noun
  1. the intersection of two streets
    “They were standing on the corner, watching people pass by.”
    street cornerturning point
  2. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building
    “Let's meet at the north east corner of the library.”
    quoin
  3. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
    “A clown danced alone in one corner of the room.”
    nook
  4. the point where two lines meet or intersect
    “The corners of a rectangle are 90 degrees.”
  5. a place off to the side of an area
    “The ball bounced to the rightfield corner.”
  6. a remote area
    “In many corners of the world, slavery is still practiced.”
  7. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
    “The corners of a cube are where the planes meet.”
  8. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
    “They broke the corner off that sculpture.”
  9. a small concavity
    “They were found hiding in a corner under an old blanket.”
    recession
  10. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
    “The cops got them into a tight corner with those gun charges.”
    box
  11. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
    “They think they have a corner on the silver market, but we'll show them!”
verb
  1. to turn a corner
    “This car corners really fast.”
  2. to force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
    “Lions react angrily when they are cornered.”
    tree
  3. to gain control over
    “The youths were trying to corner the market for snow removal.”