corral
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/kəˈɹæl/
English
Definitions
noun
- An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.“We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama.”
- An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.“Please return the shopping carts to the corral.”
- A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.“The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks.”
verb
- To capture or round up.“Between us, we managed to corral the puppy in the kitchen.”
- To place inside of a corral.“After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner.”
- To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral.“The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night.”
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