uncork
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uncork (third-person singular simple present uncorks, present participle uncorking, simple past and past participle uncorked)
- (transitive) To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from.
- uncork a bottle of wine
- 1961 March, ""Dalmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 150–151:
- After Compiègne, André uncorked a bottle of his Vin Rosé which went down uncommonly well and we reached Aulnoye without further incident.
- (transitive) To release.
- 2002, The Middle East, numbers 319-329, page 10:
- The 11 September attacks uncorked a whirlwind of outlandish conspiracy theories.
Translations edit
to open by removing the cork or stopper from
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to release a force
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to make a strong throw
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