cornering

verb

Meaning

To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
A piece of decorative work forming a corner.
The act by which somebody is cornered.

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