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corral Definition

☆ cor·ral (kə ral′)

noun

  1. an enclosure for holding or capturing horses, cattle, or other animals; pen
  2. a defensive area made by drawing up covered wagons to form an enclosing circle

Etymology: Sp < corro, a circle, ring < L currere, to run: see current

transitive verb -·ralled′, -·ral′·ling

  1. to drive into or confine in a corral
  2. to surround or capture; round up
  3. to arrange (wagons) in the form of a corral
  4. Slang to take possession of; lay hold of

corral Usage Examples

Object

  • people: For example people corralled by police in Oxford Circus during the May Day 2001 demonstrations are currently challenging this action.
  • fish: Individuals may communicate with others in the group ( as well as corral fish ) using whistles, breaches, tail slaps and somersaults.
  • child: They became that big by offering outdoor based activities that universally appeal to children â NOT by trying to corral children into church.
  • area: This grant was used to fund a field shelter complex and an all-weather corral area with access to adjacent paddocks.

Converse of object

create: Some carers even create a small corral or " sunken theater " to prevent toys from getting scattered.

Subject

police: For example people corralled by police in Oxford Circus during the May Day 2001 demonstrations are currently challenging this action.

Adjective modifier

  • outside: One ton of timber suitable for producing large woodchips for outside corrals is approximately 1m 3.
  • small: Some carers even create a small corral or " sunken theater " to prevent toys from getting scattered.

Modifying Another Word

  • together: Many of the proposals are merely corralling together existing developments in a vaguely thematic way.
  • safely: Eventually, it was safely corralled into a field and recaptured in Little Driffield.
  • also: It also corrals the files that tend to be large and/or expendable into one location, and simplifies disk space management for builds.

Noun used with modifier

woodchip: Will this increase the uptake of woodchip corrals etc?

Preposition: in

corner: There is an apparently unauthorized fenced corral in one corner that appears to be for winter use.

Preposition: for

animal: This served both as a corral for the animals and as protection against a possible attack from Native Americans.

Preposition: by

police: For example people corralled by police in Oxford Circus during the May Day 2001 demonstrations are currently challenging this action.