cornered

cor-nered · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of corner; forced into a position with no escape.

  2. 2.

    (as adjective) Trapped or in a difficult position.

  3. 3.

    Having gained control of a market or supply.

Related words

Antonyms: freed, released
See also: corner, surrounded, trapped
Synonyms: caught, surrounded, trapped

Etymology

Past tense of corner, from Old French corniere, from Latin cornu meaning "horn."