corking
present participle ofcork
cork
verb[T]
uk/kɔːk/us/kɔːrk/tocloseabottleby putting a cork in it:
I'll cork thebottleand we candrinktherestlater.
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- blocksomethingoff
- choke
- congest
- cork
- dam
- damsomethingup
- ensconce
- gum
- seal
- self-seal
- self-sealing
- shut
- shut(something)off
- shutsomeone/somethingin(something)
- snap
- the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom
Phrasal verb
corksomethingup
Examplesofcorking
corking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The child is now grown up and the adoption has been an absolutely "corking" success.
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We heard yesterday that thecorkingmen do not trust the employers, and there is very good reason for not trusting them.
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Draught stripping andcorking, and improved heating controls, may apply to both sorts of homes.
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A corked bat is made by replacing the interior of a baseball bat with corka practice known ascorking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After filling, a bottle travels to acorkingmachine ("corker") where a cork is compressed and pushed into the neck of the bottle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After filling andcorking, a plastic or tin capsule is applied to the neck of the bottle in a "capsular".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Corkingmachines and improved corks made sealing the wine easier with less opportunity for the precious gas to seep out of the bottle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Often the rule is limited to bottles of wine, where the fee is known as "corkage" or a "corkingfee".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These holes he filled with water; and,corkingthem up with a piece of marl, let them rest for the night.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Barry spends $1,750 on a unit containing a winecorkingmachine and a locked safe.
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