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Meanings of cork up in anglès

Close a bottle with a cork.

Usage of cork up in anglès
1
Put in clear water and plug or cork up the hole.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
2
I will take the cork out, light the phosphorus, and cork up the jar again.
The Fairy-Land of Science
3
The champagne came and Dan Cohan popped the cork up to the ceiling with dexterous red fingers.
Three Soldiers
4
No, I spent three days talking to God on the telephone with a cork up my arse.
The Guardian
5
Mayor Seuly held the cork up in his finger and thumb and beckoned me over to him.
Conrad’s Fate
6
I shall have to sign a pledge and cork up the only bottle that tempts me my ink-stand.
Rose in Bloom / A Sequel to "Eight Cousins"
7
Fourthly-Abilityto cork up the whoop at the proper moment and keep it in a cool place till needed.
Remarks
8
You're chock full of ginger, but it's been all corked up.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
9
The lawyer hums 'Beautiful Boy' in such an offputting way my bladder corks up.
Number9Dream
10
One time her wheel was corked up so that she could not go inside.
Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914
11
He's corked up here tighter'n a fly in a bottle.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
12
The Strategic Area Plan will chart the growth of Cork up to the year 2020.
The Irish Times
13
It is well corked up with clay, and Menzi said it would keep for years.
Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales
14
The captain corked up his doses of truth on the spot without a moment's hesitation.
No Name
15
Some of it kept in a bottle, well corked up, was once preserved for several months.
Chatterbox, 1905.
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The other semi-final will see the title-holders Cork up against Wexford in a hugely-attractive double header.
The Irish Times
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