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corral
[kuh-ral]
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
corral
/ ɒˈɑː /
noun
an enclosure for confining cattle or horses
(formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons
verb
to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
informalto capture
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of corral1
Example Sentences
Fifteen minutes later, the protest had dwindled to a few dozen demonstrators corralled outside the county courthouse.
By this time, there were only about 10 minutes until race time and I still needed to stretch, so my group ran over to the starting corrals.
The argument against it is that Israel is using to control and corral Palestinian civilians.
Authorities have so far been unable to corral those factions, many of which fought by their side during the civil war and are now putative allies in the country’s new security apparatus.
He’s hosted a Shaq Summit for several years to corral representatives from all of his brands and partnerships into one room for strategic planning.
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