cork

4 definitions • 3 examples

the light, soft bark (= outer covering) of a Mediterranean tree

a short, cylinder-shaped piece of cork, plastic, or rubber that is put into the top of a bottle, especially a wine bottle, to close it:

I can't get the cork out of the bottle - can you try?

to close a bottle by putting a cork in it:

I'll cork the bottle and we can drink the rest later.

a light material obtained from the bark (= outer layer) of a tree, or a small, soft cylinder of this material that is pushed into the top of a bottle to close it:

[ C ] The waiter took the cork out of the bottle.