Definitions for cornered
ˈkɔr nərdcor·nered

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. at bay(p), cornered, trapped, treedadjective

   forced to turn and face attackers

   "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"

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1. cornered

   Cornered generally refers to a situation where a person or entity is put into a position where they have very limited options and are forced to confront a difficult situation. It is typically used in the context of feeling trapped or being in a defensive and vulnerable state.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cornered

   of Corner

2. Cornered

   1 Having corners or angles

3. Cornered

   in a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay

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1. Cornered

   Cornered is a film noir starring Dick Powell and directed by Edward Dmytryk. This is the second teaming of Powell and Dmytryk. Many scenes shot by cinematographer Harry J. Wild and Dmytryk stand out as classic film noir. The screenplay was written by John Paxton with uncredited help from Ben Hecht.

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Anagrams for cornered »

1. nerdcore

How to pronounce cornered?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say cornered in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cornered in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cornered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cornered in a Sentence

1. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   It appears that he might do the right thing, but only when supervised and cornered like a rat.

2. Raul Castro:

   Yes, we have conducted solidarity with other peoples that could be considered terrorism -- when we were cornered, when we were strongly harassed, we had no other choice but to give up or to fight back.

3. RJ Intindola:

   When I felt cornered in my life and wrought with crisis and turmoil, I wondered why friends stayed silent.

4. Johnny Galecki:

   I met this fellow a month or two ago and he’s a hero of mine and I knew that he was a hero of Chuck [Lorre] and Bill [Prady’s], so I just accosted him and cornered him and practically made him commit on the spot to play my father, i’m really excited about it. It’s going to be a lot of fun.

5. Al Baker:

   We are only committed to oneworld provided the spirit in which we joined oneworld exists, if we are being cornered by an airline that invited us to be part of the alliance and is now acting against our interests... blocking inventory and blocking us gates at JFK, of course we have no purpose to be in an alliance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cornered
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornered
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cornered
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cornered