cork

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I - noun

1. outer bark of the cork oak;
used for stoppers for bottles etc. (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
bark, plant material, plant substance
2. (botany) outer tissue of bark;
a protective layer of dead cells
• Syn:
phellem
• Topics:
botany, phytology
• Hypernyms:
bark
3. the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
• Syn:
bottle cork
• Derivationally related forms:
corky
• Hypernyms:
plug, stopper, stopple
• Part Holonyms:
wine bottle
4. a small float usually made of cork;
attached to a fishing line
• Syn:
bob, bobber, bobfloat
• Derivationally related forms:
bob (for: bobber)
• Hypernyms:
float
• Member Holonyms:
fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig

II - verb

1. close a bottle with a cork
• Syn:
cork up
• Ant:
uncork
• Derivationally related forms:
corker
• Hypernyms:
plug, stop up, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. stuff with cork
- The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter
• Hypernyms:
stuff
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bob, bobber, bobfloat, bottle cork, Cork, phellem, cork up