CORNER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of corner in English

corner
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/ uk
/ˈkɔː.nər/
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the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc.:
You go around corners too fast when you're driving!
on the corner There's a mailbox on the corner (= the place where the street crosses another).
in the corner of Click the icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
I have a bruise where I hit my leg on the corner of the table.
just around the corner They live just around the corner (= very close although not on the same street) - so we see them all the time.
 
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a part of a larger area, often somewhere quiet or far away:
remote corner of They live in a remote corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest store.
a kick in soccer, or a shot in hockey, that is made to start play again from the corner of the playing area:
The referee should have intervened sooner to stop the player taking the corner.
She won a corner 10 minutes from time and the striker slotted it home.
 
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the corners [ plural ]
the first and third bases (= positions that a player must reach to score a point) on a baseball field:
at the corners I came to bat with runners at the corners.
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Idioms

all/the four corners of the world/earth
(just) around the corner
be in a tight corner
have a corner on a market
out of/from the corner of your eye
corner
verb
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/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/ uk
/ˈkɔː.nər/

corner verb (TURN)

[ I ]
If a vehicle corners well, badly, etc., it drives around corners in the stated way:
corner well It's a powerful car, but it doesn't corner well.
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corner verb (TRAP)

[ T ]
to force a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot easily escape:
Once the police had cornered her in the basement, she gave herself up.
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Capturing or taking possession of things
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Idiom

corner the market
(Definition of corner from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

corner | Intermediate English

corner
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈkɔr·nər/
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the point or angle formed when two lines or surfaces meet:
the corner of a table
We could put that chair in the far corner of the room.
A corner is also a place where two streets meet:
I’ll meet you at the corner of Pine and Market at 7:30.
A corner can also be a part or area of a place:
They lived in a remote corner of Wyoming.

Idiom

corner the market
corner
verb [ I/T ]
us
/ˈkɔr·nər/
to force a person or animal into a place or situation from which there is no escape:
[ T ] After a chase, the police cornered him in a hallway.
(Definition of corner from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

corner | Business English

corner
verb [ T ]
  COMMERCE
uk
/ˈkɔːnər/ us
corner the market (in sth)
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to get control of an area of business so that it is difficult for other companies to be successful in it:
Small low-cost airlines have cornered the market in cheap flights.
(Definition of corner from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of corner

corner
So it's getting the sequence right, rather than moving to a corner solution but monetary policy is all we focus on.
From CNBC
It's very much a corner solution around monetary policy.
From CNBC
It's the sort of thing you'd probably dedicate a room -- or at least a corner -- of your house to.
From The Verge
Third, there is an election right around the corner.
From CNBC
It's just stuck in a corner until other matters get tended to.
From The Atlantic
The corner had him underneath and the safety was over top.
From Philly.com
Crates of photos still covered in dust lie in one corner of the evacuation center.
From CNN
Then in the corner there are tables where they do manicures!
From Slate Magazine
Inside his three-bedroom house, a laptop sits on his desk and finished teepees are rolled up and stacked in the corner.
From Huffington Post
It was large and risky investment, and prognosis, in some corners, was grim.
From The Atlantic
They have the corners where some pests can go and lay some eggs that go unnoticed unless it's properly cleaned.
From Voice of America
The paradigm of liberty has taken root in many countries, but there still exist numerous dark corners.
From Huffington Post
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Collocations with corner

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bottom corner
A large sheltered area below this corner leads to the main entrance, towards which its bottom corner recedes.
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corner office
Moreover, multiple offices within have several different views, and recessed corners provide additional corner offices on the 9th and 10th floors.
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curved corner
From the 1950s until its closing, the theater featured an elaborate marquee, which wrapped around the building's curved corner entrance.
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角, 拐角處, 牆角…
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