corking

verb

  1. 1

    To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.

  2. 2

    To blacken (as) with a burnt cork

  3. 3

    To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.

  4. 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. 5

    To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.

    The vicious tackle corked his leg.
  6. 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. 1

    To perform such a maneuver.

noun

  1. 1

    The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.

adjective

  1. 1

    Splendid, enjoyable, bang-up

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