Corrals

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounAn enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.

"We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama."

2.nounAn enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.

"Please return the shopping carts to the corral."

3.nounA circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.

"The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks."

4.verbTo capture or round up.

"Between us, we managed to corral the puppy in the kitchen."

5.verbTo place inside of a corral.

"After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner."

6.verbTo make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral.

"The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night."

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