(פ') ללחוץ אל הקיר; להשתלט על השוק. לפנות

(ש"ע) פינה; זווית

v. hold at bay; gain advantage on the market; approach; catch, trap

n. place where two surfaces meet; angle

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Noun
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"
(hypernym) area, country
2. the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"
(hypernym) point
(hyponym) canthus
3. an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
(synonym) nook
(hypernym) area
(hyponym) amen corner
(part-holonym) building, edifice
4. the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
(synonym) street corner, turning point
(hypernym) intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
(hyponym) blind corner
5. the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"
(hypernym) point
6. a small concavity
(synonym) recess, recession, niche
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
(hyponym) pharyngeal recess
7. a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"
(hypernym) monopoly
8. a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
(synonym) box
(hypernym) predicament, quandary, plight
9. a projecting part that is corner-shaped; "he knocked off the corners"
(hypernym) part, piece
10. a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
(hypernym) area, country
11. (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
(synonym) quoin
(hypernym) structure, construction
(part-holonym) building, edifice
(classification) architecture

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Verb
1. gain control over; "corner the gold market"
(hypernym) control, command
2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
(hypernym) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
(derivation) box
3. turn a corner; "the car corners"
(hypernym) turn
(derivation) street corner, turning point

nm. corner, place where two surfaces meet

v. blare; make dog-eared

nm. corner