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Corral Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Corral has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a pen for cattle

"The rustler tried to sneak into the corral while the cowboy was checking the fences, but the dog barked him away before he could reach any cattle."

2

An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.

"The farmer drove the stray cattle into the old corral to keep them safe from predators."

Verb
1

enclose in a corral

"corral the horses"

2

arrange wagons so that they form a corral

"The ranch hands quickly drove the stray cattle into the enclosure formed by the parked wagons to keep them safe from predators."

3

collect or gather

"corralling votes for an election"

4

To capture or round up.

"The rancher used a long rope to corral the stray cattle back into the pen before nightfall."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The new owner of the historic ranch was introduced as Mr. Corral at the community meeting."

See Also
kraal wagon circle round up crawl circular uncorralled livestock
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pen enclose arrange roll up
Rhyming Words
ral tral ural oral gral aral kral aural jural loral acral moral dural meral sural boral rural coral feral viral
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