■ noun
1》 a place or angle where two or more sides or edges meet.
↘a place where two streets meet.
2》 a secluded or remote region or area.
3》 a difficult or awkward position.
4》 a position in which one dominates the supply of a particular commodity.
5》 (also ~ kick ) Soccer a free kick taken by the attacking side from a ~ of the field after the ball has been sent over the byline by a defender.
↘a similar free hit in field hockey.
6》 Boxing & Wrestling each of the diagonally opposite ends of the ring, where a contestant rests between rounds.
↘a contestant's supporters or seconds.
7》 Brit. a triangular cut from the hind end of a side of bacon.
■ verb
1》 force into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape.
2》 go round a bend in a road.
3》 control (a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity.
Phrases
( just ) around the ~ very near.
fight one's ~ defend one's position or interests.
in someone's ~ supporting and encouraging someone.
Derivatives
-~ed adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., based on L. cornu 'horn, tip, ~'.