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| cork [ kawrk ] |
noun (plural corks) |
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1. bottle stopper: a usually cylindrical piece of material used as a bottle stopper
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2. outer bark of cork oak: the light flexible outer bark of the cork oak tree. Use: for bottle stoppers, as an insulator.
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3. fishing float used in fishing: a small float used in fishing to maintain a hook or net suspended in the water
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4. botany layer of plant tissue: dead tissue that forms a protective outer layer on plants and is part of the bark in woody plants
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transitive verb (past and past participle corked, present participle cork·ing, 3rd person present singular corks) |
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1. seal container with cork: to stop or seal something, especially a bottle, with a cork
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2. restrain feelings: to restrain feelings, especially strong negative ones such as anger or grief
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informal
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3. blacken face and hands: to blacken something, especially somebody's face and hands, with charred cork
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| [13th century. Probably via Middle Dutch< Arabic dialect ḳurḳ "cork-soled sandal"] |
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blow or pop your cork to lose your temper (slang)
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