corral
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.
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
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How to use corral in a sentence
In 2020—when bike sales rose by 50%, according to the NPD Group, and bike use increased despite the pandemic-triggered drop in overall commuting—New York City failed to install a single new bike corral, according to public records.
E-Bikes Are Taking Off—But We Need to Make Space for Them | Patrick Lucas Austin | January 22, 2021 | TimeBut the Chinese have shown little interest, of late, in corralling its own hackers—let alone those from another country.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis method of corralling was universal with western freighters.
The Awakening of the Desert | Julius C. BirgeThe boarding-houses were corralling the easy dollars of the gamesome lawmakers.
Roads of Destiny | O. Henry"We'll have a pleasant time corralling that gang," began Billy for the third time.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up | Clarence Edward Mulford
"Corralling this fire, of course," Bob panted, dashing at a marauding little flame.
The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward WhiteAfter corralling a school of sand minnows, they closed them in.
Green Eyes | Roy J. Snell
British Dictionary definitions for corral
/ (kɒˈrɑːl) /
mainly US and Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses
mainly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons
to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
informal to capture
Origin of corral
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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