corner

The point or place where two lines, edges, or sides meet.

• The table has sharp corners.
• She folded the corner of the page.
• Put the chair in that corner.

How to use it: corner of something (Write your name in the corner of the page.)

Common phrases: corner of something, sharp corner, top corner, in a corner

The place where two streets meet, especially the pavement beside them.

• Meet me at the corner.
• There is a bakery on the corner.
• She turned left at the next corner.

How to use it: on the corner of A and B (The café is on the corner of Hill Street and Park Road.)

Common phrases: street corner, on the corner, corner of something

Control of most of the supply of something for sale, allowing someone to influence its price.

• They gained a corner on the market.
• A corner on wheat allowed the traders to raise prices.
• The company lost its corner on the supply of silver.

How to use it: a corner on something (The company gained a corner on the copper market.)

Similar words: monopoly

Common phrases: corner on something, corner on the market

To get someone into a place or situation where they cannot easily escape.

• The police cornered the thief.
• She cornered me in the hallway and asked for money.
• The frightened animal attacked when it was cornered.

How to use it: corner someone/something in something (The dog cornered the cat in the kitchen.)

Similar words: trap

Opposites: release

Common phrases: corner someone, corner someone in, corner an animal

To move or drive around a bend in a road or track.

• This car corners well.
• The driver cornered too fast and lost control.
• The bike corners smoothly on dry roads.

Similar words: turn

Common phrases: corner well, corner at speed, corner smoothly

To buy or control enough of something for sale to influence its price.

• The company tried to corner the market.
• Investors cornered the supply of silver.
• One firm has cornered the market in rare seeds.

How to use it: corner the market in something (They tried to corner the market in copper.)

Similar words: monopolize

Common phrases: corner the market, corner a market, corner the supply