Cork - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kɔːrk|  American pronunciation of the word cork
Brit.  |kɔːk|  British pronunciation of the word cork

noun

- outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
- (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
- a port city in southern Ireland
- the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
- a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line (syn: bob, bobber)

verb

- close a bottle with a cork
- stuff with cork
The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter

Extra examples

He righted the bottle and corked it.

Help me to cork up this bottle, it's so tight.

The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter

She rammed the cork into the barrel.

...gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a gingerly twist...

...since the invention of the cork, all manner of appliances have been invented for the extraction of these sometimes troublesome stoppers...

His nerves were so taut, he jumped when the cork popped.

She filled the bottles and sealed them with a cork.

Cork is very buoyant.

Lara put the cork back in the neck of the bottle.

The small boat was tossed about like a cork.

She plugged a cork in the wine bottle

The cork of the champagne bottle popped

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: cork
he/she/it: corks
present participle: corking
past tense: corked
past participle: corked
noun
singular: cork
plural: corks
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