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- Dictionarycorral/kəˈrɑːl/
verb
- 1. gather together and confine (a group of people or things): "the organizers were corralling the crowd into marching formation"
- 2. put or keep (livestock) in a corral: North American "sheep and goats grazed the plains during the day but they were corralled at night"
noun
- 1. a pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch: North American "he was galloping a pony very fast round a tiny corral"
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CORRAL definition: 1. an area surrounded by a fence for keeping horses or cattle in, especially in North America 2. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of CORRAL is a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock. How to use corral in a sentence.
A corral is a pen for horses, cows, or other livestock. If your sheep get out of the corral, you'll have to take the dogs out to help you round them up again. The word corral comes either from the Spanish word corro, which means ring, or from the Old Portuguese word curral, meaning pen or enclosure. As a verb, corral means
noun. an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc. a circular enclosure formed by wagons during an encampment, as by covered wagons crossing the North American plains in the 19th century, for defense against attack.
CORRAL meaning: 1. an area surrounded by a fence for keeping horses or cattle in, especially in North America 2. to…. Learn more.
1. To drive into and hold in a corral. 2. To arrange (wagons) in a corral. 3. To take control or possession of. 4. To gather; garner: "difficult for congressional leadership to corral a majority of votes" (Don J. Pease).
Definition of 'corral' Word Frequency. corral. (kərɑːl , US -ræl ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense corrals, present participle corralling, past tense, past participle corralled. 1. countable noun. In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
