cornered

adj 2

Collocations

VERB + CORNERED

aimed, feel, felt, fought, like, police, say

CORNERED + NOUN

deer, fox, giraffe, group, tom

PREP.

with

ADV.

completely

adj

Having corners.

Of a person or animal, forced into a difficult or inescapable situation.

adjective — forced to turn and face attackers

A cornered rat will bite a cat.

Tatoeba · #19548

We have been completely cornered.

Tatoeba · #38428

"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"

Tatoeba · #328896

Cornered prey is the most dangerous kind.

Tatoeba · #402209

A cornered fox is more dangerous than a jackal.

Tatoeba · #832485

Tom fought like a cornered rat.

Tatoeba · #1537048

i Register

In some senses, cornered is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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