What does uncork mean?

Definitions for uncork
ʌnˈkɔrkun·cork

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. uncorkverb

    release

    "uncork his anger"

  2. uncorkverb

    draw the cork from (bottles)

    "uncork the French wine"

Wiktionary

  1. uncorkverb

    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. uncorkverb

    To release.

    His suggestion uncorked a whirlwind.

ChatGPT

  1. uncork

    Uncork means to remove the cork or stopper from a bottle or container, typically a wine bottle, to open it for use or consumption. It can also metaphorically mean to release or unveil something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Uncorkverb

    to draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Uncork

    un-kork, v.t. to draw the cork from.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of uncork in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of uncork in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of uncork in a Sentence

  1. Daphne DuMaurier, Rebecca:

    I wish there could have been an invention that bottled up a memory, like perfume, and it never faded, never got stale. Then whenever I wanted to, I could uncork that bottle and live the memory all over again.

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