uncork

English

Etymology

un- +‎ cork.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k

Verb

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

(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
(transitive) To release.
- 2002, The Middle East (issues 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
Finnish: korkata (fi)
French: déboucher (fr)
German: entkorken (de)
Italian: stappare (it)

Norman: dêbouchi
Romanian: destupa (ro)
Slovak: odzátkovať
Spanish: descorchar (es)

to release a force

Dutch: ontkurken (nl)

Finnish: päästää valloilleen

to make a strong throw

Finnish: riuhtaista

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