Definition of "corner"

corner¹

/ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/

noun
plural corners
1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
  1. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
    Quotations
    They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
    1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […]
    The Altay Mountains to the north prevent rain clouds from reaching the Gurbantünggüt Desert, which fills the center of the Junggar Basin in China's northwest corner.
    1982, The Desert Realm‎, National Geographic Society, page 221
  2. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
  3. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
  4. (attributive) Denoting a premises that is in a convenient local location, notionally, but not necessarily literally, on the corner of two streets.
2. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies.
  Quotations
  Why, that’s the lady: all the world desires her; / From the four corners of the earth they come, / To kiss this shrine, this mortal-breathing saint:
  c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene vii]
  Indian English is today one of the most widespread and abundantly used varieties of English, in extensive use not only throughout South Asia but in virtually every corner of the globe.
  2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 248
3. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
4. An embarrassing situation; a difficulty.
5. (business, finance) A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices.
  1. (figuratively) Complete control or ownership of something.
    Quotations
    It's not my oppression, it's not your oppression but rather our oppression. No one of us has a corner on oppression.
    1974 April 6, Sheri, “Women's Oppression and Separatism vs. Gay Liberation for All”, in Gay Community News, page 4
6. (heading) Relating to the playing field.
  1. (baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
  2. (baseball) First base or third base.
  3. (soccer) A corner kick.
  4. (American football) A cornerback.
  5. (boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight.
  6. (boxing, by extension) The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout.
7. A place where people meet for a particular purpose.
8. (obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist.
verb
third-person singular simple present corners, present participle cornering, simple past and past participle cornered
1. (transitive) To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
  Quotations
  In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.
  2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 June 2013
2. (transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
3. (transitive) To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
4. (finance, business, transitive) To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
5. (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
6. (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
7. (transitive) To supply with corners.
  Quotations
  Tool for cornering and cutting off copper switch blades
  1937, Mechanical World and Engineering Record, volume 102, page 208

corner²

/ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/

noun
plural corners
1. One who corns, or preserves food in salt.
  Quotations
  Big firms received rebates from railroads in which they owned stock, paid off city officials in order to obtain a low-cost water supply, and fought meat-inspection laws, and meat packers speculated in pork and beef corners.
  1982, Frederic Cople Jaher, The Urban Establishment, page 483