uncork

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ cork.

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Verb

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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.

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