"cork" meaning in English

See cork in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔrk/ [US], /kɔːk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-cork.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 cork.ogg [Australia] Forms: cork [singular], corks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cork is a small, round piece of wood which people put in the top of a bottle to close it.
    Sense id: simple-cork-en-noun-JPECVlsX
  2. Cork is a type of wood. It is quite soft and light. It is often used to make corks (sense 1).
    Sense id: simple-cork-en-noun-sZdW7FqX

Verb

IPA: /kɔrk/ [US], /kɔːk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-cork.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 cork.ogg [Australia] Forms: cork [canonical], corks [third-person, singular], corked [past], corked [past, participle], corking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you cork a bottle, you seal it with a cork.
    Sense id: simple-cork-en-verb-pKiL2deb
  2. If you cork something, you blacken it with a burnt cork.
    Sense id: simple-cork-en-verb-FjrTZpQU
     
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