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corral

[ kuh-ral ]

noun

  1. an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
  2. a circular enclosure formed by wagons during an encampment, as by covered wagons crossing the North American plains in the 19th century, for defense against attack.


verb (used with object)

corralled, corralling.
  1. to confine in or as if in a corral.
  2. Informal.
    1. to seize; capture.
    2. to collect, gather, or garner:

      to corral votes.

  3. to form (wagons) into a corral.

corral

/ ɒˈɑː /

noun

  1. an enclosure for confining cattle or horses
  2. (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
  2. informal.
    to capture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corral1

1575–85; < Spanish < Late Latin enclosure for carts, equivalent to Latin curr ( us ) wagon, cart (derivative of currere to run) + -, neuter of - -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corral1

C16: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin ܰ (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run
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He’s hosted a Shaq Summit for several years to corral representatives from all of his brands and partnerships into one room for strategic planning.

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Will the US use this trade war in order to try to corral the rest of the world on to its side in a grand battle with China?

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He shouted at his brother to corral the sheep before they strayed too close to the Israeli patrol.

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Chief Justice John Roberts attempted to corral Trump within hours of Trump’s social media post.

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The Biden administration, for all its faults, managed to pull off something remarkable: uniting NATO, corralling a group of uncertain allies, weaponizing the dollar against Russia and proving that the U.S. still sets the rules.

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