Uncork (Verb)
Meaning 1
Release; "uncork his anger".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The politician's comment was enough to uncork the crowd's outrage and the meeting quickly descended into chaos.
- The loss of her child had left her with pent-up grief that she finally uncorked in a therapy session years later.
- Frustrated by months of delays, the band's lead singer finally uncorked his anger on stage, delivering a blistering performance.
- Years of holding back had taken their toll, and when she did finally uncork her emotions, she cried for hours.
- The comedian had a knack for uncorking his humor with a single well-timed quip that always left his audience in stitches.
Meaning 2
Draw the cork from (bottles); "uncork the French wine".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She carefully uncorked the champagne to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
- The waiter uncorked the expensive red wine at our table.
- We will need to uncork the bottle of fine scotch to see if it's drinkable.
- He uncorked a bottle of vintage port to serve with the cheese platter.
- The chef uncorked the wine to let it breathe before serving it.