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corner noun 1 a a point or place where lines or surface-edges meet; b the inside or outside of the angle so formed. 2 an intersection between roads. 3 a quiet or remote place. 4 an awkward situation • in a tight corner. 5 econ control of a particular market gained by buying up the total stocks of a commodity, to re-sell at one's own price. 6 boxing either of the angles of the ring used as a base between bouts by contestants. 7 in some sports, especially football: a free kick from a corner of the field. verb (cornered, cornering) 1 to force into a place or position from which escape is difficult. 2 to gain control of (a market) by obtaining a monopoly of a certain commodity or service. 3 intrans said of a driver or vehicle: to turn a corner. cut corners to spend less money, effort, time, etc on something than one should, especially to save time. take a corner to negotiate a corner in a motor vehicle. turn the corner 1 to go round a corner. 2 to get past the most dangerous stage of, eg an illness.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French, from Latin cornu horn.