cor•ral
Pronunciation: (ku-ral'), [key]
— n., v., -ralled, -ral•ling.
—n.
- an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- a circular enclosure formed by wagons during an encampment, as by covered wagons crossing the North American plains in the 19th century, for defense against attack.
—v.t.
- to confine in or as if in a corral.
- to corral votes.
- to seize; capture.
- to collect, gather, or garner:to corral votes.
- to form (wagons) into a corral.
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