corral

Pluralcorrals

Formscorrals

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A fenced enclosure for holding livestock, often built in a circular shape.

   The cowboys drove the herd into the corral before nightfall.

   She spent the morning repairing the broken rails of the round corral.

   Similarpen, enclosure, paddock, stockade, pound

2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To capture or gather a scattered group and bring it together.

   She managed to corral all the loose paperwork into a single folder.

   Officers worked to corral the crowd away from the stage.

   Similargather, herd, collect, marshal, assemble

   Oppositescatter, disperse

3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To drive or place livestock inside an enclosure built to hold them.

   At dusk the hands corral the cattle near the barn.

   They corralled the ponies before branding them.

   Similarpen, herd, enclose, confine

   Oppositerelease

4. 4
   nouncountable

   An enclosed space or zone used to concentrate a dispersed group into one place.

   Organizers funneled the marathon runners into a starting corral.

   Security guided the protesters into a fenced corral near the plaza.

   Similarpen, enclosure

5. 5
   nouncountable

   A ring of wagons drawn into a circle to pen livestock or to provide defense.

   At dusk the pioneers arranged their wagons into a tight corral.

   The corral of wagons held off the raiders through the night.

   Similarcircle, ring, laager

6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To draw wagons or vehicles into a circle so as to form an enclosure.

   The wagon master ordered the men to corral the wagons before dark.

   They corralled the vehicles around the campfire for safety.

   Similarcircle

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