corner up
To form one or more cornersTo form one or more corners.
» Tom was driving too fast on the corner and ended up in the ditch.
Tom fuhr zu schnell durch die Kurve und landete im Straßengraben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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4 senses(dated, intransitive)To form one or more corners.
Those two properties cornered up in the vicinity of Main Street.
The fenceposts will corner up the yard.
(slang)To sell drugs on a street corner; to go to such a spot to sell drugs.
(informal)To be in a corner (of a room); to trap or be trapped by assailants in the corner of a room.
(broadly, informal)To corner or be cornered (To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment).
Examples
2 sentencesTom was driving too fast on the corner and ended up in the ditch.
deTom fuhr zu schnell durch die Kurve und landete im Straßengraben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'll just be in the corner curled up in the fetal position until the wasp is gone.
Forms
corners up, cornering up, cornered up, cornered up| Base form | corner up · to corner up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | corners up |
| Present participle | cornering up |
| Past simple | cornered up |
| Past participle | cornered up |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb