Results for corner
Definitions of corner:
part of speech: adverb
part of speech: verb transitive
To drive into some position of difficulty from which there is no escape: corner the market, to buy upstock or property, so as to obtain exclusive control or possession of it.
part of speech: verb transitive
To place at a disadvantage: to checkmate: also, to create a scarcity of, as of a particular stock or the like, after having obtained command of the supply.
part of speech: noun
The small space at the point where two lines meet; an angle; a small confined part of a larger space; a secret or retired place; the end or limit.
part of speech: noun
A horn- like projection: the point where two lines meet: a secret or confined place: in speculation, a clique or party formed for the purpose of obtaining possession of the whole or greater part of a particular stock or other species of property, and thus creating a demand for it at high prices.
Usage examples for corner:
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Every day he was taken down for family prayers and then taken back again, and during prayers he was made to sit in a corner where he could not even see his mother's face.
"Tales from Dickens", Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives -
He settled himself once more in his corner and the train rushed on.
"Lady Rose's Daughter", Mrs. Humphry Ward -
Stephen sat in his corner and gazed at it through half- closed eyes.
"A Girl of the Klondike", Victoria Cross -
" You will find him round the corner said she, " or in some shop that looks this way."
"Peg Woffington", Charles Reade