ALL meanings of turn the corner
turn the cor·ner
T t - verbal expression turn the corner get past an obstacle 1
- noun turn the corner the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet. 1
- noun turn the corner the space between two converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle: a chair in the corner of the room. 1
- noun turn the corner a projecting angle, especially of a rectangular figure or object: He bumped into the corner of the table. 1
- noun turn the corner the point where two streets meet: the corner of Market and Main Streets. 1
- noun turn the corner an end; margin; edge. 1
- noun turn the corner any narrow, secluded, or secret place. 1
- noun turn the corner an awkward or embarrassing position, especially one from which escape is impossible. 1
- noun turn the corner Finance. a monopolizing or a monopoly of the available supply of a stock or commodity to a point permitting control of price (applied only when monopoly price is exacted). 1
- noun turn the corner region; part; quarter: from every corner of the empire. 1
- noun turn the corner Surveying. the point of intersection of the section lines of a land survey, often marked by a monument or some object, as a pipe that is set or driven into the ground. Compare section (def 5). a stake, tree, or rock marking the intersection of property lines. 1
- noun turn the corner a piece to protect the corner of anything. 1
- noun turn the corner Baseball. any point on the line forming the left or right boundary of home plate: a pitch on the corner. the area formed by the intersection of the foul line and the outfield fence. 1
- noun turn the corner Boxing. the immediate area formed by any of the four angles in the ring. one of the two assigned corners where a boxer rests between rounds and behind which the handlers sit during a fight. 1
- noun turn the corner Soccer. corner kick. 1
- adjective turn the corner situated on or at a corner where two streets meet: a corner drugstore. 1
- adjective turn the corner made to fit or be used in a corner: a corner cabinet. 1
- verb with object turn the corner to furnish with corners. 1
- verb with object turn the corner to place in or drive into a corner. 1
- verb with object turn the corner to force into an awkward or difficult position or one from which escape is impossible: He finally cornered the thief. 1
- verb with object turn the corner to gain control of (a stock, commodity, etc.). 1
- verb without object turn the corner to meet in or be situated on or at a corner. 1
- verb without object turn the corner to form a corner in a stock or commodity. 1
- verb without object turn the corner (of an automobile) to turn, especially at a speed relatively high for the angle of the turn involved. 1
- idioms turn the corner cut corners, to use a shorter route. to reduce costs or care in execution: cutting corners to meet the foreign competition. 1
- idioms turn the corner rough corners, rude, boorish, or unsophisticated characteristics, manners, or the like: Despite his rough corners, he was very likable. 1
- idioms turn the corner the four corners of the earth, the most distant or remote regions: They traveled to the four corners of the earth. 1
- idioms turn the corner turn the corner, to pass through a crisis safely: When the fever passed, we knew he had turned the corner. 1
- noun turn the corner to pass the critical point (in an illness, etc) 0
- noun turn the corner to get safely past the critical point 0