Meaning of CORNERED
| Pronunciation: | | 'kornurd
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| | Definition: | | [adj] forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal" |
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| | Synonyms: | | at bay(p), trapped, treed, unfree |
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| | Definition: | | \Cor"nered\ (-n?rd), p. a.
1 Having corners or angles.
2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.
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| | Related Terms: | | akimbo, angular, at bay, aux abois, bent, between two fires, crooked, crotched, endangered, forked, furcal, furcate, geniculate, geniculated, hooked, imperiled, in a corner, in a predicament, in danger, in desperate case, in extremis, in jeopardy, jagged, jeopardized, knee-shaped, on the spot, pointed, sawtooth, saw-toothed, serrate, sharp, sharp-cornered, threatened, treed, up a stump, up a tree, V-shaped, Y-shaped, zigzag |
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