corral

kəˈræl

corralledcorralling

corral: enclosure for livestock like cattle or horses

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Definition of corral - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agriculture

enclosure for livestock like cattle or horses

The rancher built a new corral for the horses.

pen

stockade

gathering

area to gather a dispersed group

The volunteers met at the corral before the event.

enclosure

paddock

pen

defense

Dated

circle of wagons for defense or trapping

Dated

The pioneers formed a corral with their wagons at night.

Verb

tr.

control

capture or gather animals or people

The ranchers corralled the cattle for branding.

capture

round up

items or resources

collect or accumulate

She corralled all the necessary tools for the project..

accumulate

gather

farming

enclose animals in a fenced area

They corralled the horses before the storm hit.

confine

enclose

fence in

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enclosure for livestock like cattle or horses
area to gather a dispersed group
circle of wagons for defense or trapping

Origin of corral

Spanish, corral (enclosure)

Examples of corral in a sentence

A wooden corral was built to contain the sheep.
The cattle were herded into the corral for branding.
The corral was filled with excited children waiting for the show.
They built a corral to protect against attacks.
A corral was necessary for their safety overnight.
The police corralled the protesters into a safe area.

Volunteers helped to corral the children for the event.
They corralled donations for the charity event.
He managed to corral enough votes to win the election.
The ranchers corralled the cattle at dusk.
Farmers corralled the sheep into the pen.

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French:corral, rassembler, ...
German:Pferch, einfangen, ...
Italian:recinto, radunare, ...
Spanish:corral, acorralar, ...
Portuguese:curral, reunir, ...
Chinese:畜栏, 围捕, ...
Japanese:囲い, 集める, ...
Arabic:حَظِيرَة, جمع, ...
Hebrew:מִכְלָאָה, לְהַכְנִיס לְמִכְלָאָה, ...
Russian:загон, загонять, ...
Ukrainian:загін, заганяти, ...
Hindi:बाड़ा, इकट्ठा करना, ...
Bengali:ঘেরা জায়গা, জড়ো করা, ...
Catalan:corral, reunir, ...
Czech:ohrada, shromáždit, ...
Danish:fold, indsamle, ...
Dutch:kraal, bijeendrijven, ...
Greek:μαντρί, συγκεντρώνω, ...
Hungarian:karám, összeterelni, ...
Khmer:ក្រោលសត្វ, ប្រមូលផ្តុំ, ...
Korean:울타리, 모으다, ...
Persian:حصار, جمع کرد, ...
Polish:zagroda, zaganiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):curral, reunir, ...
Romanian:țarc, aduna, ...
Swedish:inhägnad, fånga in, ...
Thai:คอก, รวบรวม, ...
Turkish:ağıl, toplamak, ...
Vietnamese:chuồng gia súc, tập hợp, ...

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