uncork

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ cork.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkɔː(ɹ)k/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k

Verb

uncork (third-person singular simple present uncorks, present participle uncorking, simple past and past participle uncorked)

1. (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.

2. (transitive) To release.
   • 2002, The Middle East, numbers 319-329, page 10:

     The 11 September attacks uncorked a whirlwind of outlandish conspiracy theories.

Translations

to open by removing the cork or stopper from

• Aromanian: distup
• Bulgarian: отпушвам (bg) (otpušvam)
• Finnish: korkata (fi)
• French: déboucher (fr)
• German: entkorken (de)
• Italian: stappare (it)
• Norman: dêbouchi
• Romanian: destupa (ro)
• Russian: отку́поривать (ru) impf (otkúporivatʹ), отку́порить (ru) pf (otkúporitʹ)
• Slovak: odzátkovať
• Spanish: descorchar (es)
• Swedish: korka upp
• Ukrainian: відкорко́вувати impf (vidkorkóvuvaty), відкоркува́ти pf (vidkorkuváty)

to release a force

• Dutch: ontkurken (nl)
• Finnish: päästää valloilleen

to make a strong throw

• Finnish: riuhtaista