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CORRAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: corralled    , corralling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pen for cattle

Synonyms:

cattle pen; corral; cow pen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("corral" is a kind of...):

pen (an enclosure for confining livestock)

Derivation:

corral (enclose in a corral)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Collect or gather

Example:

corralling votes for an election

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "corral" is one way to...):

accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arrange wagons so that they form a corral

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "corral" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Enclose in a corral

Example:

corral the horses

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "corral" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

corral (a pen for cattle)

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