corking
verb
- 1
To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
- 2
To blacken (as) with a burnt cork
- 3
To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
- 4
To fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat.
“He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.”
- 5
To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.
“The vicious tackle corked his leg.”
- 6
To position one's drift net just outside of another person's net, thereby intercepting and catching all the fish that would have gone into that person's net.
verb
- 1
To perform such a maneuver.
noun
- 1
The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.
adjective
- 1
Splendid, enjoyable, bang-up
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