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corner verb- to force someone into an embarrassing or difficult position US, 1824
Figurative. - Mugabe is cornered[.] As even his police force begins to abandon him, and strikes rock the country, Zimbabwe’s increasingly desperate president is stepping up the level of repression. — Guardian, 5 June 2003
- to go around a corner of a racecourse; to drive a vehicle around a corner, especially at speed UK, 1861
- Hyundai argued that the blurred wheels were intended to indicate movement as the car cornered a bend[.] — Guardian, 19 September 2001
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