What does cornered mean?
Definitions for cornered
ˈkɔr nərdcor·nered
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Princeton's WordNet
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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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 Dictionary
Cornered
of Corner
Cornered
1 Having corners or angles
Cornered
in a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay
Wikidata
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 »
nerdcore
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cornered in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cornered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of cornered in a Sentence
It appears that he might do the right thing, but only when supervised and cornered like a rat.
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.
When I felt cornered in my life and wrought with crisis and turmoil, I wondered why friends stayed silent.
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.
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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