uncork C1 Topic:Food & Drink US /ʌnˈkɔrk/ UK /ʌnˈkɔːk/ See IPA manual Freq #57142 Meanings 1 verb to remove the cork or stopper from a bottle or other container The waiter began to uncork the bottle at the table. 2 verb figurative: to release a feeling, force, or activity that had been restrained The victory seemed to uncork months of pent-up celebration. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to remove the cork or... openunstopper 2 verb · figurative: to release a... releaseunleash ↔ Opposites corkstopperseal Word family Forms uncorked Derived forms uncorkeduncorking Related forms corkbottlestopper Etymology Formed from un- in its reversing sense + cork. The literal meaning is "remove a cork"; figurative uses extend the image to releasing something previously contained or restrained. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # uncork **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈkɔrk/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈkɔːk/ **Frequency rank:** 57142 ## Meanings 1. to remove the cork or stopper from a bottle or other container 2. figurative: to release a feeling, force, or activity that had been restrained ## Examples - The waiter began to uncork the bottle at the table. - The victory seemed to uncork months of pent-up celebration. ## Synonyms - open - unstopper - release - unleash ## Antonyms - cork - stopper - seal ## Derived Forms - uncorked - uncorking ## Related Forms - cork - bottle - stopper ## Etymology Formed from un- in its reversing sense + cork. The literal meaning is "remove a cork"; figurative uses extend the image to releasing something previously contained or restrained. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown