cork
/kɔɹk/ verb C2- To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
- To blacken (as) with a burnt cork.
- To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
- To fill with cork.
- To tamper with (a bat) by drilling out part of the head and filling the cavity with cork or similar light, compressible material. · He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.
- To position one's drift net just outside of another person's net, thereby intercepting and catching all the fish that would have gone into that person's net.
- To block (a street) illegally, to allow a protest or other activity to take place without traffic.
He/she/it corks · Past corked · Past participle corked · -ing form corking
Verb forms
- Base form
- cork
- He/she/it
- corks
- Past
- corked
- Past participle
- corked
- -ing form
- corking
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
A pin, a cork, and a card, and we add him to the Baker Street collection!” He burst into one of his rare fits of laughter as he turned away from the picture.
Other matches
- cork The dead protective tissue between the bark and... B2
- cork To perform such a maneuver. C2
- cork An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation wher... C2
- cork Having the property of a head over heels rotation. C2
- cork off To fall asleep.
- cork out to fall asleep.
- cork up To enclose in a bottle sealed with a cork.
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