English Dictionary: Cornered | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Cornered | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Corner \Cor"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cornered} (-n?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cornering}.] 1. To drive into a corner. 2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument. 3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cornered \Cor"nered\ (-n?rd), p. a. 1 Having corners or angles. 2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay. |