corral

corral

an enclosure for livestock
Not to be confused with:choral – sung by or adapted for a chorus or choirchorale – harmonized hymn; a chorus or choircoral – hard, rocklike structures formed by marine coelenterates; yellowish red

cor·ral

C0325600 (kə-răl′)n.1. An enclosure for confining livestock.2. An enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an encampment.tr.v. cor·ralled, cor·ral·ling, cor·rals 1. To drive into and hold in a corral.2. To arrange (wagons) in a corral.3. To take control or possession of.4. To gather; garner: "difficult for congressional leadership to corral a majority of votes" (Don J. Pease).

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[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currāle, enclosure for carts, from Latin currus, cart, from currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

corral

(kɒˈrɑːl) n1. (Agriculture) chiefly US and Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses2. (Historical Terms) chiefly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagonsvb (tr) , -rals, -ralling or -ralled3. (Agriculture) to drive into and confine in or as in a corral4. informal to capture[C16: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run]

cor•ral

(kəˈræl)

n., v. -ralled, -ral•ling. n. 1. an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc. 2. a circular enclosure of wagons, formed for defense against attack. v.t. 3. to confine in or as if in a corral. 4. Informal. a. to seize; capture. b. to collect or garner: to corral votes. 5. to form (wagons) into a corral. [1575–85; < Sp < Vulgar Latin *currāle enclosure for carts = Latin curr(us) wagon, cart]

corral

Past participle: corralled
Gerund: corralling

Imperative
corral
corral

Present
I corral
you corral
he/she/it corrals
we corral
you corral
they corral

Preterite
I corralled
you corralled
he/she/it corralled
we corralled
you corralled
they corralled

Present Continuous
I am corralling
you are corralling
he/she/it is corralling
we are corralling
you are corralling
they are corralling

Present Perfect
I have corralled
you have corralled
he/she/it has corralled
we have corralled
you have corralled
they have corralled

Past Continuous
I was corralling
you were corralling
he/she/it was corralling
we were corralling
you were corralling
they were corralling

Past Perfect
I had corralled
you had corralled
he/she/it had corralled
we had corralled
you had corralled
they had corralled

Future
I will corral
you will corral
he/she/it will corral
we will corral
you will corral
they will corral

Future Perfect
I will have corralled
you will have corralled
he/she/it will have corralled
we will have corralled
you will have corralled
they will have corralled

Future Continuous
I will be corralling
you will be corralling
he/she/it will be corralling
we will be corralling
you will be corralling
they will be corralling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been corralling
you have been corralling
he/she/it has been corralling
we have been corralling
you have been corralling
they have been corralling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been corralling
you will have been corralling
he/she/it will have been corralling
we will have been corralling
you will have been corralling
they will have been corralling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been corralling
you had been corralling
he/she/it had been corralling
we had been corralling
you had been corralling
they had been corralling

Conditional
I would corral
you would corral
he/she/it would corral
we would corral
you would corral
they would corral

Past Conditional
I would have corralled
you would have corralled
he/she/it would have corralled
we would have corralled
you would have corralled
they would have corralled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corral - a pen for cattle cattle pen, cow penpen - an enclosure for confining livestock
Verb	1.	corral - enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
	2.	corral - arrange wagons so that they form a corralarrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
	3.	corral - collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

corral

(U.S. & Canad.)noun1. enclosure, yard, pen, confine, coop, fold As we neared the corral, the horses pranced and whinnied.verb1. enclose, confine, cage, fence in, impound, pen in, coop up The men were corralled into a hastily constructed concentration camp.

Translations

acorralarcorralcorralкорраль