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Uncork

verb/ʌŋkˈɔːɹk/
Definition
release
draw the cork from (bottles)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʌŋkˈɔːɹk/
🇬🇧British English
/ʌŋkˈɔːk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʌŋkˈɔːk/
2 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkˈɔːɹk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbrelease
“uncork his anger”
verbdraw the cork from (bottles)
“uncork the French wine”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
entkorken
freigeben
🇫🇷French
déboucher
libérer
🇪🇸Spanish
descorchar
liberar
🇮🇹Italian
stappare
pubblicazione
🇳🇱Dutch
ontkurken
uitgave
🇵🇹Portuguese
desarrolhar
liberar
🇷🇺Russian
откупорить
выпускать
India
🇮🇳Hindi
खोल देना
मुक्त करना
🇧🇩Bengali
আনকর্ক
মুক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
துண்டிக்கவும்
விடுதலை
🇮🇳Telugu
విప్పు
విడుదల
🇮🇳Marathi
अनकॉर्क
सोडणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
અનકોર્ક
મુક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಿಚ್ಚಲು
ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അൺകോർക്ക്
റിലീസ്
🇵🇰Urdu
کھولنا
رہائی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
拔开木塞
发布
🇯🇵Japanese
コルクを開ける
リリース
🇰🇷Korean
세차게 내뿜다
풀어 주다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mở nút chai
giải phóng
🇹🇭Thai
เปิดจุก
ปล่อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
membuka sumbat
melepaskan
🇵🇭Filipino
alisin ang tapon
palayain
🇲🇾Malay
buka gabus
lepaskan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نزع السدادة
يطلق
🇮🇷Persian
باز کردن چوب پنبه
آزاد کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
mantarı açmak
serbest bırakmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לשחרר את הפקק
לְשַׁחְרֵר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'uncork'?
The primary meaning of 'uncork' is 'release'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'uncork' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'uncork' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'uncork' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'uncork' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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