| Engelsk > Engelsk |
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| corner |
| 1. n. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. |
| The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder. |
| 2. n. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point. |
| The chimney corner was full of cobwebs. |
| 3. n. The projection into space of an angle in a solid object. |
| Herbert bruised his shin on the corner of the coffee table. |
| 4. n. An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection. |
| The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets. |
| 5. n. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part, or the direction in which it lies. |
| Shining a light in the dark corners of the mind. I took a trip out to his corner of town. |
| 6. n. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook. |
| On weekends, Emily liked to find a quiet corner and curl up with a good book. |
| 7. n. (business, finance) A sufficient interest in a salable security or commodity to allow the cornering party to influence prices. |
| In the 1970s, private investors tried to get a corner on the silver market, but were ultimately unsuccessful. |
| 8. n. Relating to the playing field.: |
| 9. n. (baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone. |
| The pitch was just off the corner, low and outside. |
| 10. n. (baseball) First base or third base. |
| There are runners on the corners with just one out. |
| 11. n. (football) A corner kick. |
| 12. n. (American football) A cornerback. |
| 13. n. (boxing) The corner of the ring, which is where the boxer rests before and during a fight. |
| 14. n. (boxing, by extension) The group of people who assist a boxer during a bout. |
| 15. n. A place where people meet for a particular purpose. |
| Welcome to our English corner. |
| 16. n. (obsolete) A point scored in a rubber at whist. |
| 17. v. To drive (someone) into a corner or other confined space. |
| The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand. |
| 18. v. To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment. |
| The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court. |
| 19. v. (finance, business, transitive) To get or attempt to get a sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price. |
| The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad stock, so as to facilitate their buyout. |
| It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players. |
| 20. v. (automotive, transitive) To turn a corner or drive around a curve. |
| As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out. |
| 21. v. (automotive, intransitive) To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning. |
| That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff. |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
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| hörn |
| 1. n-n. a corner; the point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. |
| 2. n-n. a corner; the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; the point where two walls meet |
| 3. n-n. a corner; an intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection. |
| 4. n-n. a corner; an edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center. |
| Från jordens alla hörn |
| From all the corners of the earth |
| 5. n-n. (geometry, graph theory) a vertex |
