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Corral

see synonyms of corral

Noun

1. cattle pen, corral, cow pen

a pen for cattle

Verb

2. corral

enclose in a corral

Example Sentences:
'corral the horses'

3. corral

arrange wagons so that they form a corral

4. corral

collect or gather

Example Sentences:
'corralling votes for an election'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Corral

see synonyms of corral
noun
1. mainly US and Canadian
an enclosure for confining cattle or horses
2. mainly US
(formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons
verb -rals, -ralling or -ralled (transitive) US and Canadian
3. 
to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
4. informal
to capture

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Corral

see synonyms of corral
noun
1. 
an enclosure for holding or capturing horses, cattle, or other animals; pen
2. 
a defensive area made by drawing up covered wagons to form an enclosing circle
verb transitiveWord forms: corˈralled or corˈralling
3. 
to drive into or confine in a corral
4. 
to surround or capture; round up
5. 
to arrange (wagons) in the form of a corral
6.  Slang
to take possession of; lay hold of

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Corral

see synonyms of corral
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).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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