cornered

Definition of Cornered in English :

forced to turn and face attackers

Example Sentences:
'a stag at bay'
'she had me cornered between the porch and her car'
'like a trapped animal'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cornered

adjective

having (a specified number or type of) corners

a three-cornered hat

n.

1.

a. The position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle: the four corners of a rectangle.

b. The area enclosed or bounded by an angle formed in this manner: sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye.

2. The place where two roads or streets join or intersect.

3.

a. Sports Any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring where the ropes are joined.

b. Baseball Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.

c. A corner kick in soccer.

d. Football A cornerback.

4. A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult: got myself into a corner by boasting.

5. A remote, secluded, or secret place: the four corners of the earth; a beautiful little corner of Paris.

6. A part or piece made to fit on a corner, as in mounting or for protection.

7.

a. A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.

b. Exclusive possession; monopoly: "Neither party ... has a corner on all the good ideas" (George B. Merry).

v. cor·nered, cor·ner·ing, cor·ners

v.tr.

1. To place or drive into a corner: cornered the thieves and captured them.

2. To form a corner in (a stock or commodity): cornered the silver market.

3. To furnish with corners.

v.intr.

1. To turn, as at a corner: a truck that corners poorly.

2. To come together or be situated on or at a corner.

adj.

1. Located at a street corner: a corner drugstore.

2. Designed for use in a corner: a corner table.