Definition of 'cork'

Noun

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
      Synonyms: phellem
3. a port city in southern Ireland
4. the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
      Synonyms: bottle cork
5. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
      Synonyms: bob bobber bobfloat

Verb

1. close a bottle with a cork
      Synonyms: cork up
      Antonyms: uncork
2. stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"

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