cornering

Verb

corner (third-person singular simple present corners, present participle cornering, simple past and past participle cornered)

1. (transitive) To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
   • The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
2. (transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
   • The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.
3. (transitive) To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
4. (transitive) To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
   • The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad stock, so as to facilitate their buyout.
5. (transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
   • As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.
6. (intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
   • That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff.

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