Meaning

2 senses

  1. Having corners.

  2. (figuratively)Of a person or animal, forced into a difficult or inescapable situation.

More definitions
  • forced to turn and face attackers

Forms

more cornered, most cornered
Comparativemore cornered Lesson
Superlativemost cornered Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Derivedkitty-corneredsharp-corneredthree-corneredthree-cornered jacktricornered

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cornbreadcornerA1cornerstoneB2cornetB2corneumcornfield
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