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Corners Moderate

Corners has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

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Noun
1

plural of corner

"The children played tag around the corners of the large room."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corner

"The cat corners its prey in a tight alleyway."

In plain English: To corner someone means to trap them so they have nowhere left to go.

"The security guard corners the suspect in an alleyway before he can escape."

Proper Noun
1

plural of Corner

"The referee blew the whistle as soon as the players collided in the corners of the field."

Example Sentences
"The security guard corners the suspect in an alleyway before he can escape." verb
"Please do not corner that cat in the hallway." verb
"The detective managed to corner the suspect near the exit." verb
"If you keep talking like this, I will definitely corner you for answers." verb
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