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| corral | |
| 1. n. An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. |  |
| We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama. | |
| 2. n. An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group. | |
| Please return the shopping carts to the corral. | |
| 3. n. A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense. | |
| The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks. | |
| 4. v. To capture or round up. | |
| The lawyer frantically tried to corral his notes as his briefcase fell open. | |
| Between us, we managed to corral the puppy in the kitchen. | |
| 5. v. To place inside of a corral. | |
| After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner. | |
| 6. v. To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral. | |
| The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night. | |
