noun
- the light, spongy bark of a cork oak tree
- a bottle stopper made of cork or similar material
verb
- to seal a bottle with a cork
- to restrain or suppress something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The wine bottle had a natural cork stopper.
- She pulled the cork from the champagne bottle.
- Cork is harvested from oak trees in Portugal.
- He corked the bottle to preserve the wine.
- The coach told him to cork his temper during the game.
- Cork floats on water because it’s so light.
- They used cork boards for the bulletin display.