All cork synonyms
cork
C c noun cork
- plug β an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- spike β an ear, as of wheat or other grain.
- stopper β a person or thing that stops.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- float β to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
- seal β a member of the U.S. Navyβs special operations forces.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- phellem β cork (def 6).
- bobber β a small float, traditionally made of cork, used in angling
- oak β any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- stopple β a stopper, especially for a bottle.
verb cork
- crack down β If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- stoppered β a person or thing that stops.
- gag β to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
- sit on β to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- caulking β to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
- keep under wraps β not reveal
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- prohibit β to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- delimitate β delimit.
- clamp down β To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- muzzle β the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- gummed β covered with a gummy substance.
- torpedo β a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- jam up β a stoppage or slowing of motion, work, or the like, due to obstruction, overloading, malfunction, or inefficiency; jam: Your letters didn't go out yesterday because there was a jam-up in the mail room.
- hold in β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- stop up β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- shotgun β a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- occlude β to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- pass on β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- tongue-tie β impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth.
- waterproofing β Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- shying β bashful; retiring.
- choke back β If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- blue-pencil β to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
- interned β to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- pull back β the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- gridlock β the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
- dummy up β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- clean up β If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- bung β A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- throw cold water on β having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- ward off β a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- keep down β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.