- Cornered
- Cornered Cor"nered (-n?rd), p. a.
1 Having corners or angles.
[1913 Webster]
2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Cornered
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Cornered — is the name of: Cornered (film), a 1945 film noir starring Dick Powell Cornered! (film), a 2010 horror film starring Steve Guttenberg Cornered (comic), a comic strip Cornered (Breaking Bad), a season four episode of Breaking Bad This… … Wikipedia
cornered — cornered; tri·cornered; … English syllables
cornered — [kôr′nərd] adj. having (a specified number or type of) corners [a three cornered hat] … English World dictionary
Cornered — Film policier d Edward Dmytryk, avec Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, Micheline Cheirel, Nina Vale. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1945 Technique: noir et blanc Durée: 1 h 42 Résumé Après la guerre, un ex officier canadien poursuit… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
cornered — /kawr neuhrd/, adj. 1. having corners (usually used in combination): a six cornered room. 2. having a given number of positions; sided (usually used in combination): a four cornered debate. 3. forced into an awkward, embarrassing, or inescapable… … Universalium
cornered — cor•nered [[t]ˈkɔr nərd[/t]] adj. 1) having corners (usu. used in combination): a six cornered room[/ex] 2) having a given number of positions; sided (usu. used in combination): a four cornered debate[/ex] 3) forced into an awkward, embarrassing … From formal English to slang
Cornered — Corner Cor ner, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cornered} ( n?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cornering}.] 1. To drive into a corner. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cornered — Synonyms and related words: V shaped, Y shaped, akimbo, angular, at bay, aux abois, bent, between two fires, crooked, crotched, endangered, forked, furcal, furcate, geniculate, geniculated, hooked, imperiled, in a corner, in a predicament, in… … Moby Thesaurus
cornered — cor·nered || kÉ”ËnÉ™d adj. having corners, having a certain number or kind of corners (three cornered, etc.); caught, trapped, unable to escape cor·ner || kÉ”ËnÉ™ n. place where two surfaces meet; angle v. hold at bay; gain advantage on the… … English contemporary dictionary
cornered — adjective forced to turn and face attackers a stag at bay she had me cornered between the porch and her car like a trapped animal • Syn: ↑at bay, ↑trapped, ↑treed • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
