uncork

[uhn-kawrk]

verb (used with object)

1. to draw the cork from.

2. Informal.,  to release or unveil; unleash.

   to uncork one's pent-up emotions.

uncork

/ ʌnˈkɔːk /

verb

1. to draw the cork from (a bottle, etc)

2. to release or unleash (emotions, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncork¹

First recorded in 1720–30; un- ² + cork

Example Sentences

While still on the move, he then uncorked a heave that hit fellow rookie Isaiah Bond in stride for a 52-yard gain.

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Shame on Kavanaugh and the five other justices who sided with him for uncorking a deportation demon that will be hard to stop.

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He’s also been wilding out on Truth Social, uncorking a series of posts that are unhinged, even for him.

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He reveled in the rambunctious disorder of its mining towns, and as a young reporter there he uncorked his ebullient sense of humor.

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Angel City may have gotten just a point, but if he could bottle the way the team played and uncork it at times throughout the eight-month season, he’d take that offer.

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Related Words

• expand 
• free 
• release