cornering
Leaving no escape
Cornering is maneuvering through a turn, especially at speed: The sports car handles cornering beautifully.
It also means trapping someone in a position where they must respond: She cornered him after the meeting to demand answers.
In markets, cornering means gaining control of a commodity's supply to manipulate prices: cornering the silver market.
Uppermost point or culmination
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- gripSecure manual hold
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
steering · handling · understeer · oversteer · drifting · downforce · entry · exit
Curve or flex
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- veerChange course suddenly
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
arc · pivot · rounding · banking · leaning · navigating · sharp · tight
Surprise strike from concealment
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- trapDevice for catching animals
- surroundEnclose on every side
encircle · intercept · capture · flee · escape · predator · prey · hunt
One seller, no substitutes
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
manipulation · lockup · buyout · takeover · cartel · oligopoly · exclusivity · speculation
Formal, probing examination
- pressureForce upon contact
- grillingCooking on metal grates
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
confronting · accusing · demanding · evasion · squirming · accountability · witness · suspect
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- gripSecure manual hold
traction · steering · handling · understeer · oversteer · drifting · downforce · entry · exit · chicane
bend
Curve or flex
angle · arc · pivot · rounding · banking · leaning · navigating · sharp · tight · blind
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
surround · encircle · intercept · capture · flee · escape · predator · prey · hunt · stalk
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- accumulationCollected mass over time
scarcity · manipulation · lockup · buyout · takeover · cartel · oligopoly · exclusivity · speculation · shortage
interrogation
Formal, probing examination
- pressureForce upon contact
- grillingCooking on metal grates
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
cross-examination · confronting · accusing · demanding · evasion · squirming · accountability · witness · suspect · journalist
- tactical drivingJ-turn, handbrake turn, countersteering, power slide, swerving
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- motorsportsracing, race, race tracks, Daytona 500, racing teams
- car skillsdriving, steering, braking, parking, parallel parking
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- predator traitssharp teeth, sharp claws, fangs, claws, talons
corneringreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · letting go · liberating · setting free · giving space
corneringreleasing
Allowing to escape
divesting · distributing · deregulating · liberalizing · opening up
- cornering the marketGaining total control of commodity