To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
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.
To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
To supply with corners.
To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.
A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
A cornerback.
A place where people meet for a particular purpose.
One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout.
The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.
The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight.
A corner kick.
First base or third base.
Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets.
A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.
To restrain (a person).
To take no action on; to hold in reserve without actually using.
To hold an official inquiry regarding; to deliberate about.
To block, suppress, restrain.
To be a member of.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sit, on.