UNCORK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does uncork mean? 

• UNCORK (verb)
  The verb UNCORK has 2 senses:

1. release

2. draw the cork from (bottles)

  Familiarity information: UNCORK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNCORK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they uncork    ... he / she / it uncorks   
Past simple: uncorked   
Past participle: uncorked   
-ing form: uncorking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Release

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

uncork his anger

Hypernyms (to "uncork" is one way to...):

unleash (release or vent)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Draw the cork from (bottles)

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

uncork the French wine

Hypernyms (to "uncork" is one way to...):

open; open up (cause to open or to become open)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

cork (close a bottle with a cork)