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| cor·ral [ kə rál ] |
noun (plural cor·rals) |
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1. agriculture place for livestock: a fenced area in which livestock or horses are kept
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2. history circle of wagons: a temporary defensive enclosure formed by wagons arranged in a circle
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transitive verb (past and past participle cor·ralled, present participle cor·ral·ling, 3rd person present singular cor·rals) |
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1. agriculture put animals in corral: to gather animals together and drive them into a corral
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2. history put wagons in circle: to form wagons into a temporary defensive circle
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3. acquire things: to gather together and take control of people or things
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informal
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 hopes to corral sufficient funding for the project
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| [Late 16th century. < Spanish] |