corral Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a pen for cattle
    cow pen; cattle pen.
  2. verb enclose in a corral
    • corral the horses
  3. verb arrange wagons so that they form a corral
  4. verb collect or gather
    • corralling votes for an election

WordNet


Cor*ral" noun
Etymology
Sp., a yard, a yard for cattle, fr. corro a circle or ring, fr. L. currere to run. Cf. Kraal.
Definitions
  1. A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, etc.
Cor*ral" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Corraled present participle & verbal noun Corralling
Definitions
  1. To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the plains, but in the Southwestern United States now colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning of anything. Bartlett.

Webster 1913