Sekirov Dictionary

corral

/kəˈɹæl/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 5

noun3

•
An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
- We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama.
•
An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.
- Please return the shopping carts to the corral.
•
A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.
- The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks.

verb3

•
To capture or round up.
- Between us, we managed to corral the puppies in the kitchen.
•
To place inside of a corral.
- After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner.
•
To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral.
- The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night.

forms

corraled · corralled · corraling · corralling · corrals

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