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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.
  • An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
  • A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
  • baseball first base or third base.
  • baseball One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
  • finance A monopoly or controlling interest in a salable commodity, allowing the controlling party to dictate terms of sale.
  • football A corner kick.
  • mathematics A point at which a function has two distinct derivatives.
  • The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
  • 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.

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Verb:

  • automotive|intransitive To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
  • automotive|transitive To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
  • transitive To drive (someone) into a corner or other confined space.
  • transitive To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it.
  • transitive To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.

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