Corral Definition

kə-răl
corralled, corralling, corrals
noun
corrals
An enclosure for holding or capturing horses, cattle, or other animals; pen.
Webster's New World
A defensive area made by drawing up covered wagons to form an enclosing circle.
Webster's New World

An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.

Please return the shopping carts to the corral.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • cattle pen
  • cow pen
verb
corralled, corralling, corrals
To drive into or confine within a corral.
Webster's New World
To surround or capture; round up.
Webster's New World
To arrange (wagons) in the form of a corral.
Webster's New World
To take possession of; lay hold of.
Webster's New World
To gather; garner.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Corral

Noun

Singular:
corral
Plural:
corrals

Origin of Corral

  • Spanish from Vulgar Latin currāle enclosure for carts from Latin currus cart from currere to run kers- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish corral

    From Wiktionary

Corral Sentence Examples

  • When they were both out of the corral, he shut it again.

  • They led the horses into the corral.

  • Fritz and Royce were watching the mules in a makeshift corral outside the wagons.

  • She raced across the corral and threw herself into his open arms.

  • Princess followed as she led Ed to the corral, but Random and Casper decided to stay near the house.

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