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1. Forced to turn and face attackers
   "she had me cornered between the porch and her car";
   - at bay, trapped, treed

1. Gain control over
   "corner the gold market"
    
2. Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
   - tree [N. Amer]
    
3. Turn a corner or drive around a curve
   "the car corners"

See also: unfree

Type of: channelise [Brit], channelize, command, control, direct, guide, head, maneuver [US], manoeuver [non-standard], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], point, steer, turn

Encyclopedia: Cornered