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English Dictionary: Cornered by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cornered
adj
  1. forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"
    Synonym(s): at bay(p), cornered, trapped, treed
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.
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