"cornering" meaning in All languages combined

See cornering on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cornerings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornering (plural cornerings)
  1. A piece of decorative work forming a corner.
    Sense id: en-cornering-en-noun-aJ-3OV9o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 37 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 26 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 19 8
  2. The act by which somebody is cornered.
    Sense id: en-cornering-en-noun-g9iT1Mxs

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cornering
  1. present participle and gerund of corner Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: corner
    Sense id: en-cornering-en-verb-Wd2vvBPJ

Inflected forms

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