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Uncork

To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from.

📖 Definitions of "Uncork"

verb
  1. 1

    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"

  2. 2

    To release.

↔️ Antonyms of "Uncork"

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WordDefinition
corknounA bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
cork upverb(usually imperative, slang, intransitive) Shut up; be quiet.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Uncork"

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WordDefinition
openverb(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
unstopverbTo remove a stoppage; to clear a blockage.
unbottleverb(transitive) To remove from a bottle.
corknounA bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
uncaskverb(transitive) To remove from a cask.
unstopperverb(transitive) To remove the stopper from.
uncloseverb(transitive) To open; to unclench.
bottle offverb(transitive) To draw from a cask and put into bottles.
unsealverb(transitive) To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.
unboxnoun(transitive) To remove from a box.
unclutchverb(ambitransitive) To disengage (a clutch, etc.).
unheadverb(transitive) To remove the lid from (a barrel or cask).
uncapverb(transitive) To remove a physical cap or cover from.
unwrapverb(transitive) To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.
uncagenounTo take out of or release from a cage.
stoppernounSomeone or something that stops something.
pull outverb(idiomatic, transitive) To remove something from a container.
unstoppleverb(transitive) To remove the stopple from.
screw offverb(idiomatic, colloquial) To fail to do one's work; to goof off.
unclenchverb(intransitive) To relax, especially one's muscles.

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