1
: a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock
herded the cattle into the corral
2
: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment
corralled; corralling
1
: to enclose in a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 1)
corralled the horses
2
: to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 2)
Synonyms
Examples of corral in a Sentence
Noun
the horses live in our corral, along with a cow
Verb
corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO
corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk
Recent Examples on the Web
Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 18 June 2024
Some of her women have children to corral, some are young and feckless, some old and lonely, some young and lonely, some divorced.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Robinson, who had a felony warrant in Santa Cruz County, was handcuffed and halfway into the back of a police SUV but had hooked his leg on the door and was pushing back as three officers attempted to corral him.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for corral 
Noun
In front of her is a large corral where people ride horses.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 18 June 2024
Some of her women have children to corral, some are young and feckless, some old and lonely, some young and lonely, some divorced.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Verb
The loose cannabis grounds proved to be unwieldy, defying his attempts to corral it with the paper, spilling out in every direction.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Robinson, who had a felony warrant in Santa Cruz County, was handcuffed and halfway into the back of a police SUV but had hooked his leg on the door and was pushing back as three officers attempted to corral him.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for corral
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'corral.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near corral
Cite this Entry
“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corral. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
corral
1 of 2 noun
cor·ral
kə-ˈral 
1
: a pen for keeping or capturing livestock
2
: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of a camp
corral
2 of 2 verb
corralled; corralling
1
: to keep in or as if in a corral
2
3
: to arrange wagons so as to form a corral
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share