CORRAL (corralled, corralling)

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Irregular inflected forms: corralled    , corralling   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does corral mean? 

• CORRAL (noun)
  The noun CORRAL has 1 sense:

1. a pen for cattle

  Familiarity information: CORRAL used as a noun is very rare.

• CORRAL (verb)
  The verb CORRAL has 3 senses:

1. enclose in a corral

2. arrange wagons so that they form a corral

3. collect or gather

  Familiarity information: CORRAL used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORRAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pen for cattle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cattle pen; corral; cow pen

Hypernyms ("corral" is a kind of...):

pen (an enclosure for confining livestock)

Derivation:

corral (enclose in a corral)

• CORRAL (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they corral    ... he / she / it corrals   
Past simple: corraled    / corralled   
Past participle: corraled    / corralled   
-ing form: corraling    / corralling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Enclose in a corral

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

corral the horses

Hypernyms (to "corral" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

corral (a pen for cattle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arrange wagons so that they form a corral

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "corral" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Collect or gather

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

corralling votes for an election

Hypernyms (to "corral" is one way to...):

accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

A bright, narrow, inner ring of dust is already known to encircle the star and may have been corralled by the gravitational pull of an unseen giant planet.

(Hubble Finds Huge System of Dusty Material Enveloping the Young Star HR 4796A, NASA)

Lucky you, you managed to corral the little planets together into your fifth house of truelove, giving you the biggest advantage over any other zodiac sign to find the right, most loving person for you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)