cornering
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Definitions ofcornering
- To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
Example: "The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand."
- To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
Example: "The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court."
- To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
- To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
Example: "It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players."
- To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
Example: "As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out."
- To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
Example: "That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff."
- To supply with corners.
- A piece of decorative work forming a corner.
- The act by which somebody is cornered.
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