corraling
Gathering into enclosure
Corraling is herding animals into a corral—an enclosure for livestock.
The word almost always appears figuratively: Security guards began corraling the crowd toward the exits.
To corral people or things is to gather and contain them, often with some effort or coordination.
Also spelled corralling.
Catching with concealed devices
- containingHolding within limits
- confiningLimiting freedom of movement
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- restrainingHolding something back
cornering · hemming in · boxing in · encircling · surrounding · penning · holding · detaining
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- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- yardLinear measure or grounds
barnyard · stall · chute · gate · ring · arena · holding · compound
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- herdGrazing animals together
- flockAnimals gathered together
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
sheepdog · drover · rancher · cowboy · stockman · wrangler · mustering · grazing
Arranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- coordinatingArranging for unified action
- structuringImposing systematic order
- systematizingMaking things methodical
categorizing · managing · channeling · directing · prioritizing · grouping · aligning · scheduling
Gathering dispersed items
- collectingGathering items over time
- assemblingFitting parts together
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- musteringGathering or summoning
amassing · congregating · consolidating · mobilizing · rallying · convening · bringing together · clustering
trapping
Catching with concealed devices
- containingHolding within limits
- confiningLimiting freedom of movement
- securingMaking firmly fixed
restraining · cornering · hemming in · boxing in · encircling · surrounding · penning · holding · detaining · subduing
pen
Ink-filled writing tool
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
yard · barnyard · stall · chute · gate · ring · arena · holding · compound · pasture
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
shepherd · sheepdog · drover · rancher · cowboy · stockman · wrangler · mustering · grazing · pasture
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- coordinatingArranging for unified action
- structuringImposing systematic order
systematizing · categorizing · managing · channeling · directing · prioritizing · grouping · aligning · scheduling · delegating
rounding up
Gathering dispersed items
- collectingGathering items over time
- assemblingFitting parts together
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
mustering · amassing · congregating · consolidating · mobilizing · rallying · convening · bringing together · clustering
corralingreleasing
Allowing to escape
scattering · dispersing · freeing · liberating · loosing
corralingscattering
Distribution in many directions
disorganizing · dispersing · randomizing · jumbling · disordering