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    [Verb]  | "corner" 


    1: to drive into a corner

    2: to catch and hold the attention of especially to force an interview

    3: to get a corner on

    Origin: 1824 ;

     Derivative of {see: |corner:1|corner:1};

    [Verb]  | "cut" | \ ˈkət \


    1: to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument

    2: to hurt the feelings of

    3: to strike sharply with a cutting effect

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English cutten;

    [Noun]  | "cor*ner" | \ ˈkȯr-nər \


    1: the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet : angle

    2: the place of intersection of two streets or roads

    3: a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French corner, corniere, from Old French corn "horn, angle, corner" (going back to Latin cornum, cornū "horn") or corne "horn, angle" (going back to Latin cornua, plural—taken as singular—of cornū) + -er, -iere {see: |-er:2|-er:2} {mat|horn|};

    [Noun]  | "amen corner" | \ ˈā-ˌmen- \


    1: a conspicuous corner in a church occupied by fervent worshippers

    Origin: circa 1848 ;

    [Noun]  | "coffin corner" 


    1: one of the corners formed by a goal line and a sideline on a football field into which a punt is often aimed so that it may go out of bounds close to the defender's goal line

    Origin: 1940 ;

    [Noun]  | "hospital corner" 


    1: a neatly folded corner on a bed formed when the corner of a sheet or bedspread is tucked under the mattress

    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Noun]  | "hot corner" 


    1: third base

    Origin: 1889 ;

    [Geographical name]  | "Four Corners" 


    1: locality in the southwestern United States at the intersection of 37°N with 109°W where four states—Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah—come together, the only such place in the country

    [Idiom]  | "from the four corners of the earth" 


    1: from everywhere : from all over

    [Adjective]  | "street" 


    1: of or relating to the streets: such as

    2: adjoining or giving access to a street

    3: carried on or taking place in the street

    Origin: 12th century ;

    [Verb]  | "corners" 


    1: as in hogs, bogarts;



    2: as in approaches, accosts;


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    [Verb]  | "cut" 


    1: to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife);


      * e.g., " ... I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass "




    2: to fail to attend;


      * e.g., " ... a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses "




    3: to deliberately ignore or treat rudely;


      * e.g., " ... the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing "




    [Verb]  | "cut (across)" 


    1: to make one's way through, across, or over;


      * e.g., " ... cut across the field on the way to school "



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    [Verb]  | "cut (down)" 


    1: to bring down by cutting;


      * e.g., " ... we need to cut down that dying tree "



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    [Noun]  | "corners" 


    1: a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape;


      * e.g., " ... the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show "



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    2: a place where roads meet;


      * e.g., " ... we'll meet at the corner tomorrow "



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    3: a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs;


      * e.g., " ... the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs "



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    [Noun]  | "corner" 


    1: a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape;


      * e.g., " ... the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show "



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    2: a place where roads meet;


      * e.g., " ... we'll meet at the corner tomorrow "



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    3: a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs;


      * e.g., " ... the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs "



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     [ "corners" ]

    1: a game played on any form of transport

      * e.g.,  ... Corners is a great game to play during a lengthy car trip, or a lengthy 5 hour plane trip 

     [ "corners" ]

    2: ex. car, bus, mini bus, train, tram, plane, etc...

     [ "corners" ]

    3: how to play:

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    4: every time the vehicle turns a corner, the players of the game follow suit and try to squash the person at the end

     [ "corners" ]

    5: WARNING: MAY GET VERY VIOLENT

     [ "corners" ]

    1: the white frothy stuff that accumulates in the corners of your mouth when you are trashed...

      * e.g.,  ... froth corners 

     [ "corners" ]

    1: the leftover herion located in the corners of the bags that junkies use when they don't have any dope left

      * e.g.,  ... AW SHIT ILL JUST USE THE CORNERS FOR NOW 

     [ "The Corner" ]

    1: In Winslow, Arizona, there's a sign indicating The Corner, which is mentioned in the Eagles' song "Take It Easy".

      * e.g.,  ... Seeing The Corner was a thrill to experience! 

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    1: The ability to a smoke a bowl of sensi one segment at a time by holding the lighter at an oblique angle to each unburned "corner" in turn, thereby allowing multiple persons to receive a fresh hit.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, this is my last nug. Don't forget to corner it so I can get a freshie. 

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    1: A word commonly known in the food service industry by servers who frequently enter and exit the kitchen with their hands full. Servers call out "Corner" as they approach the entryway to and from the kitchen when they have trays, glassware and/or plates in their hands. The purpose of this is to warn anyone who may be approaching from the other direction, unseen by the person calling out "Corner" and thus avoiding a collision and the subsequential spill of aforementioned plates/glassware. Servers new to the industry usually find themselves saying "Corner" out of work when they approach a corner, and it is cause for much laughter and embarrassment.

      * e.g.,  ... Thanks for not calling corner, now I have to remake all of these drinks, you asswipe! 

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    1: a place of work for prostitutes.

      * e.g.,  ... "im goin down to the corner to pick me up a hooker" 

     [ "corner" ]

    1: to burn only a portion of the marijuana in a bowl, leaving some green for the next person.

      * e.g.,  ... here's the bong, i cornered it for you. 

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    1: 1) the place where drugs are sold and pimpin' transactions are made. (I be up on the corner = I'm hustlin' and dealin')

      * e.g.,  ... 1) "Who said I'm smokin' marijuana? 

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    2: 2) the place where whores

      * e.g.,  ... Who said I be up on tha corner?" 

     [ "Cornering" ]

    1: To light a bowl of marijuana with precision to only burn a small proportion and leave enough green for everyone else. Achieved by holding lighter at an angle alongside the bowl. Common among marijuana etiquette and respected with higher quality marijuana.

      * e.g.,  ... "This is some delicious chronic." 

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