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corral

/k/@/'r/&/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a pen for cattle

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, etc.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. enclose in a corral

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Corral the horses.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. arrange wagons so that they form a corral

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. collect or gather

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Corralling votes for an election.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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