cork (n.)

  1. outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

  2. (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

    [ Syn: phellem ]

  3. a port city in southern Ireland

    [ Syn: cork ]

  4. the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

    [ Syn: bottle cork ]

  5. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

    [ Syn: bob , bobber , bobfloat ]

    cork (v.)

  1. close a bottle with a cork

    [ Syn: cork up ]

  2. stuff with cork; The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter'

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