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corner

 
 
/ˈkɔːnər/ verb

Translation

[T] to force a person or animal into a situation or place from which it is hard to escape
köşeye sıkıştırmak
His attackers cornered him in a dark alley.792
corner the market to become so successful at selling or making a particular product that almost no one else sells or makes it
satışta bşarılı olmak, tekeline almak, ele geçirmek
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(Definition of corner verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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