corral

[ kuh-ral ]

/ kəˈræl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR corral ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.

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), cor·ralled, cor·ral·ling.

to confine in or as if in a corral.

Informal.

to seize; capture.
to collect, gather, or garner: to corral votes.

to form (wagons) into a corral.

Origin of corral

1575–85; <Spanish <Late Latin *currāle enclosure for carts, equivalent to Latin curr(us) wagon, cart (derivative of currere to run) + -āle, neuter of -ālis-al¹

Words nearby corral

corpus spongiosum, corpus striatum, corpus vile, corr., corrade, corral, corrasion, correa, correct, correcting plate, correction

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for corral

So imagine my surprise in 2006 — 27 years after the show shone for the last time in anything but reruns — when with my daughter on my shoulders, none other than Starsky pulled up next to me at a horse corral in Southern California.
Catching Shade From Your (and the Beastie Boys’) Favorite TV Cop|Eugene Robinson|October 14, 2020|Ozy
For years, the Friends of Balboa Park and the Balboa Park Conservancy have separately worked to raise funds and corral volunteers to support the iconic park with a long list of needs.
Two Balboa Park Groups Are in Talks to Merge|Lisa Halverstadt|October 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
He found the man in the driveway, standing by a pickup outside a corral.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.|by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica|October 1, 2020|ProPublica
The agency acknowledges that more than 160 containment structures have been built to corral spills since the late 1990s.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica

And so the reaction seems to be to corral oneself off from disagreement.
Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How can you corral all your health data in one central repository—effortlessly?
Apple Health App Plays to Our Laziness—and It’s Brilliant|Gregory Ferenstein|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in the land of livestock and grassland and corral and endless highway, that is more or less everything.
The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy|Peter Richmond|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Senator Paul also scorned “labels” and the tendency to corral politicians and thinkers into neat, ideological camps.
Is Rand Paul a Secret Hawk? Or Maybe Not a Total Dove?|James Kirchick|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ware reaches to grab a few carts that have been left just feet away from the corral.
Pushing for Justice at Walmart|Sally Kohn|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Gaucho, now holding fast the bridle fixed to the lower jaw, leads the horse outside the corral.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World|Charles Darwin
Hard by was a corral covering perhaps two acres, enclosed with a barbed-wire fence.
Ben Blair|Will Lillibridge
The sentries of the corral were all stationed away outside of the place where that peculiar log was at work.
The Red Mustang|William O. Stoddard
Alva Jackson was in his corral distributing hay among his horses from a sack instead of a pitchfork.
The Lady Doc|Caroline Lockhart
Shortly before dawn the Jicarilla came and entered the corral to exhibit their alli or show.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for corral

corral

/ (kɒˈrɑːl) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses

mainly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons

verb -rals, -ralling or -ralled (tr) US and Canadian

to drive into and confine in or as in a corral

informal to capture

Word Origin for corral

C16: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run

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

单词	corral
释义	corral [ kuh-ral ] / kəˈræl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR corral ON THESAURUS.COM noun an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc. 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), cor·ralled, cor·ral·ling. to confine in or as if in a corral. Informal. to seize; capture. to collect, gather, or garner: to corral votes. to form (wagons) into a corral. Origin of corral 1575–85; <Spanish <Late Latin *currāle enclosure for carts, equivalent to Latin curr(us) wagon, cart (derivative of currere to run) + -āle, neuter of -ālis-al¹ Words nearby corral corpus spongiosum, corpus striatum, corpus vile, corr., corrade, corral, corrasion, correa, correct, correcting plate, correction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corral So imagine my surprise in 2006 — 27 years after the show shone for the last time in anything but reruns — when with my daughter on my shoulders, none other than Starsky pulled up next to me at a horse corral in Southern California. Catching Shade From Your (and the Beastie Boys’) Favorite TV Cop\|Eugene Robinson\|October 14, 2020\|Ozy For years, the Friends of Balboa Park and the Balboa Park Conservancy have separately worked to raise funds and corral volunteers to support the iconic park with a long list of needs. Two Balboa Park Groups Are in Talks to Merge\|Lisa Halverstadt\|October 10, 2020\|Voice of San Diego He found the man in the driveway, standing by a pickup outside a corral. It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.\|by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica\|October 1, 2020\|ProPublica The agency acknowledges that more than 160 containment structures have been built to corral spills since the late 1990s. Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.\|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica\|September 18, 2020\|ProPublica And so the reaction seems to be to corral oneself off from disagreement. Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media\|John Avlon\|October 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST How can you corral all your health data in one central repository—effortlessly? Apple Health App Plays to Our Laziness—and It’s Brilliant\|Gregory Ferenstein\|June 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And in the land of livestock and grassland and corral and endless highway, that is more or less everything. The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy\|Peter Richmond\|May 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Senator Paul also scorned “labels” and the tendency to corral politicians and thinkers into neat, ideological camps. Is Rand Paul a Secret Hawk? Or Maybe Not a Total Dove?\|James Kirchick\|May 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Ware reaches to grab a few carts that have been left just feet away from the corral. Pushing for Justice at Walmart\|Sally Kohn\|December 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The Gaucho, now holding fast the bridle fixed to the lower jaw, leads the horse outside the corral. A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World\|Charles Darwin Hard by was a corral covering perhaps two acres, enclosed with a barbed-wire fence. Ben Blair\|Will Lillibridge The sentries of the corral were all stationed away outside of the place where that peculiar log was at work. The Red Mustang\|William O. Stoddard Alva Jackson was in his corral distributing hay among his horses from a sack instead of a pitchfork. The Lady Doc\|Caroline Lockhart Shortly before dawn the Jicarilla came and entered the corral to exhibit their alli or show. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony\|Washington Matthews British Dictionary definitions for corral corral / (kɒˈrɑːl) / noun mainly US and Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses mainly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons verb -rals, -ralling or -ralled (tr) US and Canadian to drive into and confine in or as in a corral informal to capture Word Origin for corral C16: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run 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 Words related to corral paddock, coop up, lock up, pen, pound, stockade, compound, confine, cage, shut up, fence in, shut in
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corral

noun

verb (used with object), cor·ralled, cor·ral·ling.

Origin of corral

Words nearby corral

Example sentences from the Web for corral

British Dictionary definitions for corral

noun

verb -rals, -ralling or -ralled (tr) US and Canadian

Word Origin for corral

Words related to corral