Definition of corral Corral

/kษšรฆหˆl/ - [keratl] - corโ€ขral

We found 13 definitions of corral from 5 different sources.

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What does corral mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

corrals, corralling, corralled  

corral - enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"
  shut in, close in, inclose, enclose advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"
corral - collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"
  accumulate, amass, hoard, compile, pile up, collect, roll up collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
corral - arrange wagons so that they form a corral
  arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • corral (Noun)
    An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
  • corral (Noun)
    An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.
  • corral (Noun)
    A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.
  • corral (Verb)
    To capture or round up .
  • corral (Verb)
    To place inside of a corral.
  • corral (Verb)
    To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐Ÿ“˜

  • corral (n.)
    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.
  • corral (v. t.)
    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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐Ÿ“•

  • corral
    kor-alโ€ฒ, n. an enclosure for cattle, &c.โ€”v.t. to form such. [Sp.]

Part of speech

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  • corral, verb, present, 1st person singular of corral (infinitive).
  • corral, verb (infinitive).
  • corral, noun, singular of corrals.

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