recork
verb[T]
(alsore-cork)uk/ˌriːˈkɔːk/us/ˌriːˈkɔːrk/tocloseabottleagain by putting acork(= ashortcylindricalobject)in thetopof it:
Restaurantpatronsareallowedto recorktheirwinebottleand take theremainshome.
Sheinsistedwe recork thechampagne.
- Many of thecorksarecuton one end to make iteasierto recorkbottles.
- We use asmallhandpumptoremovemost of theairfrom thebottleand then recork it.
- Thewaiterwill recorkunfinishedbottlesandservetheremainderthe nextevening.
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- blocksomethingoff
- bung
- choke
- closet
- congest
- cork
- dam
- damsomethingup
- gum
- sealsomethingoff
- self-seal
- self-sealing
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingin(something)
- silt
- the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom