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corralled

cor·ral
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-ral]
    • /kəˈræl/
    • /kəˈrɑːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-ral]
    • /kəˈræl/

Definitions of corralled word

  • noun corralled an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc. 1
  • noun corralled 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. 1
  • verb with object corralled to confine in or as if in a corral. 1
  • verb with object corralled Informal. to seize; capture. to collect, gather, or garner: to corral votes. 1
  • verb with object corralled to form (wagons) into a corral. 1
  • noun corralled Simple past tense and past participle of corral. 1
See all 6 definitions of corralled

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Origin of corralled

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Spanish < Late Latin *currāle enclosure for carts, equivalent to Latin curr(us) wagon, cart (derivative of currere to run) + -āle, neuter of -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Corralled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Corralled

corralled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for corralled

verb corralled

  • caged — A caged bird or animal is inside a cage.
  • confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
  • penned — a small enclosure for domestic animals.

noun corralled

  • compounded — If something is compounded of different things, it is a mixture of those things.
  • pounded — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
All 5 Synonyms of corralled

Antonyms for corralled

verb corralled

  • freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
All 2 Antonyms of corralled

Related words

  • corral

    In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
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