"put a cork in it" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts a cork in it [present, singular, third-person], putting a cork in it [participle, present], put a cork in it [participle, past], put a cork in it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> a cork in it}} put a cork in it (third-person singular simple present puts a cork in it, present participle putting a cork in it, simple past and past participle put a cork in it)
  1. (slang) Synonym of put a sock in it (“be quiet”) Tags: slang Synonyms: put a sock in it [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: cork it
    Sense id: en-put_a_cork_in_it-en-verb-Fmq826TG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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