"uncork" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈkɔː(ɹ)k/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uncork.wav Forms: uncorks [present, singular, third-person], uncorking [participle, present], uncorked [participle, past], uncorked [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k Etymology: From un- + cork. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|cork}} un- + cork Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncork (third-person singular simple present uncorks, present participle uncorking, simple past and past participle uncorked)
  1. (transitive) To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from. Tags: transitive Translations (to open by removing the cork or stopper from): distup (Aromanian), отпушвам (otpušvam) (Bulgarian), korkata (Finnish), déboucher (French), entkorken (German), stappare (Italian), dêbouchi (Norman), destupa (Romanian), отку́поривать (otkúporivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отку́порить (otkúporitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), odzátkovať (Slovak), descorchar (Spanish), korka upp (Swedish), відкорко́вувати (vidkorkóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відкоркува́ти (vidkorkuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-uncork-en-verb-SKMfFPEp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Aromanian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'to open by removing the cork or stopper from': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To release. Tags: transitive Translations (to release a force): ontkurken (Dutch), päästää valloilleen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-uncork-en-verb-sWoWRYhd Disambiguation of 'to release a force': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to make a strong throw): riuhtaista (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'to make a strong throw': 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "word": "entkorken"
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      "word": "päästää valloilleen"
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