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1. (n.) corral
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
2. corral
a circular enclosure of wagons, formed for defense against attack.
3. (v.t.) corral
to confine in or as if in a corral.
4. corral
Informal.
5. corral
to seize; capture.
6. corral
to collect or garner:
to corral votes.
7. corral
to form (wagons) into a corral.
Etymology: (1575–85; < Sp < VL *currāle enclosure for carts = L curr(us) wagon, cart)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) cow pen, cattle pen, corral
a pen for cattle
2. (verb) corral
enclose in a corral
"corral the horses"
3. (verb) corral
arrange wagons so that they form a corral
4. (verb) corral
collect or gather
"corralling votes for an election"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) corral
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
2. (verb) corral
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
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