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uncork

[ uhn-kawrk ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to draw the cork from.
  2. Informal. to release or unveil; unleash:

    to uncork one's pent-up emotions.



uncork

/ ʌˈɔː /

verb

  1. to draw the cork from (a bottle, etc)
  2. to release or unleash (emotions, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uncork1

First recorded in 1720–30; un- 2 + cork
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Angel City may have gotten just a point, but if he could bottle the way the team played and uncork it at times throughout the eight-month season, he’d take that offer.

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They claim to share a sisterhood but whose dissimilar economic and social statuses rocket to the surface like freshly uncorked champagne bubbles.

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The idea is simple: As the weight on the volcanoes is lifted, the gases trapped in magma are released like the fizz in an uncorked bottle of champagne, driving eruptions.

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That gave the Dodgers a one-run lead that increased an inning later after Machado lazily uncorked a wild throw to first that led to another Dodgers run.

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Corkage fees are to recoup the costs of serving the alcohol - the time spent uncorking the wine, pouring it and washing up afterwards, and sometimes bringing the wine to the right temperature as well.

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