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corner
noun
the
point
or
place
where
two
sides
,
lines
,
or
edges
meet
,
such
as
in
a
room
,
a
street
,
or
a
shape
•
He
put
the
lamp
in
the
far
corner
of
the
living
room
.
He
put
the
lamp
in
the
far
corner
of
the
living
room
.
•
A
cat
waited
at
the
garden
corner
,
ready
to
pounce
on
a
passing
butterfly
.
A
cat
waited
at
the
garden
corner
,
ready
to
pounce
on
a
passing
butterfly
.
From
Old
French
cornier
,
from
Latin
cornu
‘
horn
,
tip
’.
noun
a
small
,
quiet
,
or
separate
part
of
a
larger
area
,
often
away
from
the
centre
•
She
sat
in
a
cosy
corner
of
the
café
,
reading
her
book
.
She
sat
in
a
cosy
corner
of
the
café
,
reading
her
book
.
•
There
is
a
playground
in
one
corner
of
the
park
.
There
is
a
playground
in
one
corner
of
the
park
.
verb
to
force
someone
or
something
into
a
place
or
situation
they
cannot
easily
escape
from
•
Police
finally
cornered
the
thief
in
an
alley
behind
the
shops
.
Police
finally
cornered
the
thief
in
an
alley
behind
the
shops
.
•
During
the
debate
,
the
journalist
cornered
the
politician
with
a
tough
question
.
During
the
debate
,
the
journalist
cornered
the
politician
with
a
tough
question
.
noun
a
difficult
or
awkward
situation
from
which
it
is
hard
to
escape
•
The
company
was
in
a
tight
corner
after
sales
dropped
sharply
.
The
company
was
in
a
tight
corner
after
sales
dropped
sharply
.
•
Lying
to
his
friends
put
him
in
an
embarrassing
corner
.
Lying
to
his
friends
put
him
in
an
embarrassing
corner
.
verb
to
gain
control
of
most
of
something
,
such
as
a
market
or
supply
,
so
that
you
can
influence
its
price
or
availability
•
The
company
tried
to
corner
the
smartphone
market
by
buying
smaller
competitors
.
The
company
tried
to
corner
the
smartphone
market
by
buying
smaller
competitors
.
•
Speculators
attempted
to
corner
silver
in
the
1980s
.
Speculators
attempted
to
corner
silver
in
the
1980s
.
