n.

1. a place off to the side of an area
   
   • he tripled to the rightfield corner
   • he glanced out of the corner of his eye
2. the point where two lines meet or intersect
   
   • the corners of a rectangle
3. an interior angle formed be two meeting walls;
   nook
   
   • a piano was in one corner of the room
4. the intersection of two streets;
   street corner, turning point
   
   • standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
5. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
   
   • the corners of a cube
6. a small concavity;
   recess, recession, niche
7. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
   
   • a corner on the silver market
8. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible;
   box
   
   • his lying got him into a tight corner
9. a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
   
   • he knocked off the corners
10. a remote area
    
    • in many corners of the world they still practice slavery
11. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone;
    quoin

v.

1. gain control over
   
   • corner the gold market
2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape;
   tree
3. turn a corner
   
   • the car corners