n.
Function: verb
to get into one's control or a position from which escape is difficult FF1C; cornered him at a party and tried to borrow a hundred dollars FF1E;
Synonyms: bottle (up), collar, tree
Related Words: bother, disturb, put out, trouble; capture, catch, nab, seize, trap
Idioms: chase up a tree, drive ( or run) into a corner, get ( or have) on the ropes