Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com

cork up







Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Kwangtung supply line, which the Japanese last week tried to cork up, is no single bombable pathway like the Burma Road.

From Time Magazine Archive

A good mixer and orator, he likes to "pull the cork up in their throats at least once."

From Time Magazine Archive

Fourthly—Ability to cork up the whoop at the proper moment and keep it in a cool place till needed.

From Remarks by Nye, Bill

Then Tattie would cork up the tube and conduct Pipette, who had been sitting patiently in the Waiting Room, up the three stairs to the Consulting Room.

From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Hay, Ian

They cork up the snuff in their nostrils with a hollowed-out bit of wood, till the tears run down their cheeks.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "cork up" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com