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cornered

UK
/ˈkɔː.nəd/
US
/ˈkɔr.nɚd/
corneredadjective
more cornered
Comp.
most cornered
Super.
UK
/ˈkɔːnəd/
US
/ˈkɔrnərd/
Translations
загнанный в угол
The cornered animal was desperate and dangerous.
Загнанное в угол животное было отчаянным и опасным.
Definitions
Trapped in a difficult or inescapable position.
The cornered animal lashed out in fear.
Synonyms
boxed in
confined
pinned down
hemmed in
trapped
cornerverb

cornered

Past Simple

cornered
Past Simple
cornered
Past Participle
cornering
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɔː.nə/
US
/ˈkɔr.nɚ/
Translations
загнать в угол
The police managed to corner the suspect in an alley.
Полиции удалось загнать подозреваемого в угол в переулке.
Definitions
To force a person or animal into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.
The police managed to corner the suspect in an alley.
To gain control of a market or supply of a product.
The company tried to corner the market by buying out all its competitors.
To steer or move around a corner, especially of a vehicle.
The new model corners smoothly at high speed.
Synonyms
ensnare
trap
entrap
capture
cornerstone
cornernoun
Definitions
The point or area where two lines, edges, or sides meet.
She placed the lamp in the corner of the room.
A place or angle where two streets or roads meet.
The bakery is located on the corner of Main Street and First Avenue.
A remote, secluded, or secret place.
He found a quiet corner in the library to study.
A difficult or awkward situation.
The company found itself in a financial corner after the market crash.
A position in a boxing ring where a fighter rests between rounds.
The coach gave him advice while he was in his corner.
In soccer, a free kick taken from the corner of the field after the ball has gone out of play off a defender.
The team scored directly from a corner.
An exclusive control over the supply or trade of a particular commodity or service; a monopoly.
The investor tried to establish a corner in silver during the 1970s.
corneradjective
Definitions
Situated at or forming a corner; relating to a corner.
They live in a corner house overlooking the park.
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