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Synonyms for CORNERED: monopolized, hogged, bogarted, engrossed, consumed, owned, possessed, absorbed; Antonyms of CORNERED: avoided, shunned, escaped, eschewed, evaded, shook, eluded, ducked.
Definition of corner verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet : angle. b. : the place of intersection of two streets or roads. c. : a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner. 2. : the angular part or space between meeting lines, edges, or borders near the vertex of the angle. the southwest corner of the state.
Cornered definition: having corners (usually used in combination). See examples of CORNERED used in a sentence.
Cornered: Directed by Edward Dmytryk. With Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, Micheline Cheirel, Nina Vale. Canadian flyer Laurence Gerard finds that his wife has been murdered by a French collaborator. His quest for justice leads him to Switzerland and Argentina.
A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.
The tendrils of fascism creep across the globe and through the back most recesses of man’s mind in “Cornered.” The 1945 noir casts Dick Powell as an injured soldier who refuses the idea of a homecoming, instead setting himself about the task of traveling to Argentina to hunt down the Nazi who murdered his French wife.
Sep 10, 2012 · Discover the best of the city, first. Powell's second and definitive attempt to shed his crooner image, as an ex-PoW tracking down the collaborationist responsible for his young French wife's death,
During World War II, Laurence Gerard (Dick Powell) of the Royal Canadian Air Force was taken captive by the enemy, but now that the fighting is over he has begun a quest for vengeance.
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verb. /ˈkɔrnər/ Verb Forms. trap someone. [transitive, often passive] corner somebody/something to get a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot escape The man was finally cornered by police in a garage. If cornered, the snake will defend itself. Join us.
