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cor⋅ner

  [kawr-ner]
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–noun
1. the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
2. the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle: a chair in the corner of the room.
3. a projecting angle, esp. of a rectangular figure or object: He bumped into the corner of the table.
4. the point where two streets meet: the corner of Market and Main Streets.
5. an end; margin; edge.
6. any narrow, secluded, or secret place.
7. an awkward or embarrassing position, esp. one from which escape is impossible.
8. Finance. a monopolizing or a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity to a point permitting control of price (applied only when monopoly price is exacted).
9. region; part; quarter: from every corner of the empire.
10. Surveying.
a. the point of intersection of the section lines of a land survey, often marked by a monument or some object, as a pipe that is set or driven into the ground. Compare section (def. 5).
b. a stake, tree, or rock marking the intersection of property lines.
11. a piece to protect the corner of anything.
12. Baseball.
a. any point on the line forming the left or right boundary of home plate: a pitch on the corner.
b. the area formed by the intersection of the foul line and the outfield fence.
13. Boxing.
a. the immediate area formed by any of the four angles in the ring.
b. one of the two assigned corners where a boxer rests between rounds and behind which the handlers sit during a fight.
14. Soccer. corner kick.
–adjective
15. situated on or at a corner where two streets meet: a corner drugstore.
16. made to fit or be used in a corner: a corner cabinet.
–verb (used with object)
17. to furnish with corners.
18. to place in or drive into a corner.
19. to force into an awkward or difficult position or one from which escape is impossible: He finally cornered the thief.
20. to gain control of (a stock, commodity, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
21. to meet in or be situated on or at a corner.
22. to form a corner in a stock or commodity.
23. (of an automobile) to turn, esp. at a speed relatively high for the angle of the turn involved.
—Idioms
24. cut corners,
a. to use a shorter route.
b. to reduce costs or care in execution: cutting corners to meet the foreign competition.
25. rough corners, rude, boorish, or unsophisticated characteristics, manners, or the like: Despite his rough corners, he was very likable.
26. the four corners of the earth, the most distant or remote regions: They traveled to the four corners of the earth.
27. turn the corner, to pass through a crisis safely: When the fever passed, we knew he had turned the corner.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < AF, equiv. to OF corne corner, horn (< L cornū horn; cf. cornu ) + -er -er 2

Synonyms:
7. predicament, impasse, dead end.

corner kick

 
–noun Soccer.
a direct free kick awarded to the attacking team when a defender last touched a ball that crossed entirely over the goal line, taken from the corner area on the side of the field where the ball went out of play.
Also called corner.

Origin:
1880–85
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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cor·ner   (kôr'nər)   
n.  

    1. The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle: the four corners of a rectangle.

    2. The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner: sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye.

    3. Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.

    4. Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.

    5. A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.

    6. Exclusive possession; monopoly: "Neither party . . . has a corner on all the good ideas" (George B. Merry).

  2. The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.

    1. Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.

    2. Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.

    3. A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.

    4. Exclusive possession; monopoly: "Neither party . . . has a corner on all the good ideas" (George B. Merry).

  4. A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult: got myself into a corner by boasting.

  5. A remote, secluded, or secret place: the four corners of the earth; a beautiful little corner of Paris.

  6. A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.

    1. A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.

    2. Exclusive possession; monopoly: "Neither party . . . has a corner on all the good ideas" (George B. Merry).

v.   cor·nered, cor·ner·ing, cor·ners

v.   tr.

  1. To furnish with corners.

  2. To place or drive into a corner: cornered the thieves and captured them.

  3. To form a corner in (a stock or commodity): cornered the silver market.

v.   intr.

  1. To come together or be situated on or at a corner.

  2. To turn, as at a corner: a truck that corners poorly.

adj.  

  1. Located at a street corner: a corner drugstore.

  2. Designed for use in a corner: a corner table.


[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French corne, corner, horn, from Vulgar Latin *corna, from Latin cornua, pl. of cornū, horn, point; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

corner 
c.1280, from O.Fr. corniere, from corne "horn, corner," from V.L. *corna, from L. cornua, pl. of cornu "projecting point, end, horn" (see horn). Replaced O.E. hyrne. To corner (v.) "turn a corner," as in a race, is 1860s; meaning "drive (someone) into a corner" is Amer.Eng. 1824. Commercial sense is from 1836.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Corner

1. The act of securing enough controlling interest or ownership within a single security so that manipulation of price can occur.

2. A rare situation occurring in commodity markets wherein the quantity of underlying securities and commodities available are exceeded by the commitments of delivery quantities on future contracts.

Investopedia Commentary

1. When someone is said to have "cornered the market," he or she has gained significant power over the manipulation of quantity and price.

2. In other words, the obligations on future contracts to deliver a particular commodity greatly outweigh the actual amount of the commodity available. For example, a freak tornado sweeping through Hawaii and killing all pineapple crops would result in a corner. The tornado would drastically reduce the quantity of pineapples available for delivery against the delivery obligations of future contracts that were previously created.

See also: Actual, Basis Grade, Break, Contract Unit

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Financial Dictionary

corner

Significant control over a sufficient portion of a particular security so that it is possible to control the security's price. Others wishing to purchase the security, especially to cover short positions, are forced to buy it at an artificially high price. Corners were popular in the early 1900s when the securities markets were virtually unregulated. See also natural corner.


corner

To acquire a big enough position in a particular security or commodity so that control over its price and supply is achieved.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cor·ner
Pronunciation: 'ko(r)-n&r
Function: noun
: CORNERTOOTH
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Bible Dictionary

Corner

The angle of a house (Job 1:19) or a street (Prov. 7:8). "Corners" in Neh. 9:22 denotes the various districts of the promised land allotted to the Israelites. In Num. 24:17, the "corners of Moab" denotes the whole land of Moab. The "corner of a field" (Lev. 19:9; 23:22) is its extreme part, which was not to be reaped. The Jews were prohibited from cutting the "corners," i.e., the extremities, of the hair and whiskers running round the ears (Lev. 19:27; 21:5). The "four corners of the earth" in Isa. 11:12 and Ezek. 7:2 denotes the whole land. The "corners of the streets" mentioned in Matt. 6:5 means the angles where streets meet so as to form a square or place of public resort. The corner gate of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 26:9) was on the north-west side of the city. Corner-stone (Job 38:6; Isa. 28:16), a block of great importance in binding together the sides of a building. The "head of the corner" (Ps. 118:22, 23) denotes the coping, the "coign of vantage", i.e., the topstone of a building. But the word "corner stone" is sometimes used to denote some person of rank and importance (Isa. 28:16). It is applied to our Lord, who was set in highest honour (Matt. 21:42). He is also styled "the chief corner stone" (Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:6-8). When Zechariah (10:4), speaking of Judah, says, "Out of him came forth the corner," he is probably to be understood as ultimately referring to the Messiah as the "corner stone." (See TEMPLE, SOLOMON'S ØT0003612.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

corner

In addition to the idiom beginning with corner, also see around the corner; cut corners; four corners of the earth; in a tight corner; out of the corner of one's eye; paint oneself into a corner; turn the corner.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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