The Collaborative International Dictionary
Corral \Cor*ral"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corraled (-r?ld" or
-r?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Corralling.]
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.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: corral)
Usage examples of "corraled".
Even before Anastasius and Valentinian had corraled him and dragged him away, the Syrian soldiers manning that section of the wall had fiercely driven him off.
A second attempt was made by the corraled burghers to break out on the night of February 26th, but it was easily repulsed by Nixon.
We corraled the whole herd without one renegade breaking through our lines.
As the runners were queueing up for their buses, the writer, notebook and pen in hand, corraled Chuck Hattersly and inquired reporter-fashion what in his opinion was the upshot, the kernel of the long conference.
We corraled the cattle and it was shading up to dark when we rode up to the cabin.
Twice I came up to holding grounds where cattle had been corraled for a time, mostly young stuff, judging by the tracks and the droppings.
Meanwhile, riding and looking, I corraled myself into a patch of thinking.
A few of the plates got away from her, but she corraled them with little fuss.