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cor⋅ner

  [kawr-ner]
–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.
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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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
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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

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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