1a place or angle where two sides or edges meet:Jan sat at one corner of the table
the area inside a room or other space near the place where two walls or other surfaces meet:the colour TV in the corner of the room
a place where two or more streets meet:the huge bookshop on the corner
a sharp bend in a road:they took the corner in a skidding turn
Climbing, British a place where two planes of rock meet at an angle of between 60° and 120°.
2a location or area, especially one regarded as secluded or remote:fountains are discovered in quiet corners and sleepy squaresdance professionals from all corners of the globe attended the five-day festival figurativeshe couldn’t bear journalists prying into every corner of her life
3a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity:London doesn’t have a corner on film festivals
4a difficult or awkward situation:I didn’t wait for the prosecutor to try to get me in a corner
5 (also corner kick) Soccer a place kick taken by the attacking side from a corner of the field after the ball has been sent over the byline by a defender:he put a corner kick deep into the heart of the Southampton penalty area
a free hit in field hockey, taken from the corner of the field.
6 Boxing & Wrestling each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds:when the bell sounded he turned to go back to his corner
a contestant’s supporters or seconds:Hodkinson was encouraged by his corner
7British a triangular cut from the hind end of a side of bacon.
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1force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape:the man was eventually cornered by police dogs
detain (someone) in conversation:I managed to corner Gary for fifteen minutes
2control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity:whether they will corner the market in graphics software remains to be seen
establish a corner in (a commodity):you cornered vanadium and made a killing
3 [no object] (of a vehicle) go round a bend in a road:no squeal is evident from the tyres when cornering fast
(just) around (or round) the corner
very near:there’s a chemist round the corner
fight one's corner
defend one’s position or interests:we need someone in the cabinet to fight our corner
in someone's corner
on someone’s side; giving someone support and encouragement:he is a former pupil; I feel very sorry for him and I am still in his corner
on (or at or in) every corner
everywhere:there are saloons on every corner
see someone/thing out of (or from) the corner of one's eye
see someone or something at the edge of one’s field of vision:out of the corner of his eye he could see Maisie
