To drive into a corner; make a corner in; secure a monopoly of.
An angle; recess; nook.
A position of embarrassment or difficulty; the securing of a monopoly in the market with control of price.
Quiet corner here, my lord. – The Fugitive (Third Series Plays) by John Galsworthy
No trust can corner it. – Some Winter Days in Iowa by Frederick John Lazell
I throw myself back into my corner laughing. – Nancy A Novel by Rhoda Broughton