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Champagne corks (noun sense 2)

Singular
cork

Plural
corks

cork (plural corks)

[edit] Etymology

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

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[edit] Noun

Singular
cork

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural corks

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)

Positive
cork

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Made from, or consisting of, cork.
    Look at that cork statue.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to cork

Third person singular
corks

Simple past
corked

Past participle
corked

Present participle
corking

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.

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