cork

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 Derived terms

[edit] English

cork (plural corks)

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English cork (“‘oak bark", "cork’”), probably from Arabic كورك (kurk), from Latin quercus (“‘oak’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)k

[edit] Noun

cork (countable and uncountable; plural corks)

1. (uncountable) The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and is very good for making bottle stoppers and insulation material.
2. A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.

   Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight-face, when the cork is made of plastic.

3. An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork

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[edit] Adjective

cork (not comparable)

1. Made from, or consisting of, cork.

   Look at that cork statue.

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• Dutch: kurken nl(nl)

[edit] Verb

to cork (third-person singular simple present corks, present participle corking, simple past and past participle corked)

1. (transitive) To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
2. (transitive) To blacken (as) with a burnt cork
3. To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
4. (slang) To be quiet.

   He was so loud I told him to cork it.

5. (baseball) To fill the center of a bat with cork.

   He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.

6. (Australian) (transitive) To injure through a blow

   The vicious tackle corked his leg.

[edit] Derived terms

corkboard corker corking cork oak

corkscrew corkwood corky uncork