Corner | Mean of corner in English Dictionary

/ˈkoɚnɚ/

• Noun
• the point or area where two lines, edges, or sides of something meet
1. the corner of a box/table/tablecloth
2. A post marks the corner of the property.
3. Write your name in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
4. He caught the ball in the corner of the end zone.
5. the northeast corner of the state
6. We sat at a table in a corner of the room.
• the place where two streets or roads meet
1. a street corner
2. The hotel is at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street.
3. A group of teenagers were hanging around on the corner.
4. He went to the grocery store around/round the corner from the bank.
• a curve in a road
1. She knew there was a gas station just around the corner. [=after the curve]
2. The car took the corner [=drove around the curve in the road] too fast and went off the road.

• the side of your mouth or eye
1. He said something out of the corner of his mouth to the person standing next to him.
2. There was a tear in the corner of her eye.
3. I saw something out of the corner of my eye. [=I saw something to the side of where I was looking]
• one of four parts of a boxing ring where the sides meet
1. The boxers returned to their corners when the round ended.
2. In one corner you have the music industry, and in the other, those who want music but don't want to pay for it.
3. I am going to need you in my corner when I go to court.
• a place that is private or secret or that few people know about or visit
1. They live in a quiet corner of the town.
2. a memory that lies in some dark corner of his mind
• a place that is far away
1. His influence extends to every corner of the state.
2. She is famous in every corner of the world. [=throughout the world]
3. People came from the four corners of the earth [=from everywhere; from all over] to see the sight.
• a position that you cannot easily get out of
1. The city is in a tight corner financially. [=is in a bad financial position]
2. The candidate backed/painted himself into a corner [=put himself in a bad position] by proposing a tax increase.
• to save time or money by doing less than you usually do or than you should do
1. We don't have enough money to pay for everything, so we'll have to cut corners somewhere.
2. You should never cut corners on safety.
• to have or get enough of (something) to be able to control its price
1. He has a corner on the silver market.
2. He acts like he has a corner on new ideas. [=like he is the only person who has new ideas]
• coming or happening very soon
1. The politicians say that a stronger economy is just around the corner. [=that the economy will become stronger very soon]
2. Summer vacation is around the corner.
• to get past the most difficult area or period in something and begin to improve
1. The company claims it has turned the corner and will be profitable soon.
• located at a corner
1. a corner office
2. We ate in a corner booth at the restaurant.
3. a corner shop/store
• Verb
• to force (a person or animal) into a place or position from which escape is very difficult or impossible
1. Police cornered the suspect in a backyard.
2. A cornered animal can be dangerous.
• to force (someone who wants to avoid you or get away from you) to stop and talk with you
1. He cornered the actress and demanded her autograph.
2. The interviewer cornered the politician with some probing questions.
• to get control of a particular type of product that is being bought and sold
1. They have cornered the market in wheat. = They have cornered the wheat market.
2. He acts as if he's cornered the market on new ideas.
• to turn a corner
1. This car corners well.