What is the meaning of corner?

noun

• A place off to the side of an area.
  • usage: "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
• The point where two lines meet or intersect.
  • usage: "the corners of a rectangle"
• An interior angle formed by two meeting walls.
  • usage: "a piano was in one corner of the room"
  • synonyms: nook
• The intersection of two streets.
  • usage: "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
  • synonyms: street corner, turning point
• The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect.
  • usage: "the corners of a cube"
• A small concavity.
  • synonyms: recess, recession, niche
• A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade.
  • usage: "a corner on the silver market"
• A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible.
  • usage: "his lying got him into a tight corner"
  • synonyms: box
• A projecting part where two sides or edges meet.
  • usage: "he knocked off the corners"
• A remote area.
  • usage: "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
• Architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone.
  • synonyms: quoin

verb

• Gain control over.
  • usage: "corner the gold market"
• Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape.
  • synonyms: tree
• Turn a corner.
  • usage: "the car corners"