cornered

Meaning

of Corner

1 Having corners or angles.

In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

at bay trapped treed control crooked monopolize clothespin akimbo pointed sharp corner dominate peaked keen trap

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Antonyms

free advanced attended backed accelerated blessed

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Phrases with the word

three-cornered hat seven-cornered three-cornered bone three-cornered leek five-cornered nine-cornered

Anagrams

nerdcore

Examples

Could be. I'm a pretty dangerous dude when I'm cornered.” "Yeah,” said the voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel. Douglas Adams

When the divine decree descends, the human being is cornered. Muhammad al-Taqi

I wanted to forget the past, but it refused to forget me; it waited for sleep, then cornered me. Margaret Atwood

The person who is cornered will fight. Afghan Proverb

Even a hare will bite when it is cornered. Chinese Proverb

The cornered rat will lick the balls of the cat. Turkish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

cornerbacking cornerboy cornercap cornerer cornering cornerless