Uncork
/ʌnˈkɔː(ɹ)k/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from. transitive
"uncork a bottle of wine"
- 2 draw the cork from (bottles) wordnet
- 3 To release. transitive
"The 11 September attacks uncorked a whirlwind of outlandish conspiracy theories."
- 4 release a feeling wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Tom finally managed to uncork the bottle."
Etymology
From un- + cork.