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Corking

verb
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
2.verbTo blacken (as) with a burnt cork
3.verbTo leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
4.verbTo fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat.
"He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy."
5.verbTo injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.
"The vicious tackle corked his leg."
6.verbTo position one's drift net just outside of another person's net, thereby intercepting and catching all the fish that would have gone into that person's net.
7.verbTo perform such a maneuver.
8.nounThe formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.
9.adjectiveSplendid, enjoyable, bang-up

Synonyms

bang-upslap-upniftyneatgreatkeendandynot badgoodbullyswellsmashing

Rhymes With

forkingtorquingbefore kingbore kingdorkingfor kinggore kingnor king
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