| Corner (corner) |
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| n. | (k?r"n?r) |
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| Cor"ner |
| [OF.
corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium,
corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See
Horn.] |
The point where two
converging lines meet; an angle, either external or
internal.
The space in the angle between
converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney
corner.
An edge or extremity; the part
farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part.
A secret or secluded place; a remote
or out of the way place; a nook.
Direction; quarter.
The state of things produced by a
combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available
part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who
need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price;
as, a corner in a railway stock.
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| Corner (corner) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Cor"ner |
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To drive
into a corner.
To drive into a position of great
difficulty or hopeless embarrassment] as, to corner a
person in argument.
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.
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A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post, allowed
to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball behind his own
goal line.
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