cornered
/ˈkɔːrnərd/
adjective
- Forced into a position where escape is difficult or impossible; trapped.
- Feeling cornered by the tough questions, the politician tried to change the subject.
- The cornered cat hissed and arched its back.
- The police had the suspect cornered in an alley.
- Having a specified number or type of corners (often used in combination, e.g., 'three-cornered').
- The garden had a neat, square-cornered flower bed.
- They sat around a three-cornered table.
- The old coin was a strange four-cornered shape.
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