# cornered

Pronunciation: US say "KOR-nurd" /ˈkɔɹnɚd/; UK say "KAW-nuhd" /ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)d/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of corner. — simple past and past participle of corner
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of corner. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The detectives cornered the thief in a dead-end street._
   - _The escaped goat was cornered against the barn wall._

## Adjective

2. Having corners or angular edges rather than rounded ones.
   - Simple: Having corners, not smooth or round.
   - _The architect favored sharply cornered rooms throughout the building._
   - _Its cornered design gave the lamp a modern, geometric look._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/cornered (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).