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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈrɑːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈræl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə ral′)

Inflections of 'corral' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

corrals: v 3rd person singular

corralling: v pres p

corralled: v past

corralled: v past p

cor•ral /kəˈræl/USA pronunciation n., v., -ralled, -ral•ling.
n. [countable]

an enclosed area or pen for horses, etc.
American Historyan arrangement of wagons in a closed circle, formed for defense.

v. [~ + object]

to confine in or as if in a corral:She corralled me at the party and I couldn't get away.
Informal TermsInformal.
- to seize;
  capture:The police corralled the fleeing suspects.
- to collect or win:to corral votes.

cor•ral (kə ral′),USA pronunciation n., v., -ralled, -ral•ling.
n.

an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
American Historya 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.

v.t.

to confine in or as if in a corral.
Informal Terms
- to seize;
  capture.
- to collect, gather, or garner:to corral votes.
American Historyto form (wagons) into a corral.

Late Latin *currāle enclosure for carts, equivalent. to Latin curr(us) wagon, cart (derivative of currere to run) + -āle, neuter of -ālis -al¹
Spanish
1575–85

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corral /kɒˈrɑːl/ n

chiefly US Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses
chiefly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons

vb ( -rals, -ralling, -ralled) (transitive) US Canadian

to drive into and confine in or as in a corral
informal to capture

Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin currāle (unattested) area for vehicles, from Latin currus wagon, from currere to run

'corral' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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