Cork | Mean of cork in English Dictionary

/ˈkoɚk/

• Noun
• a material that is made from the soft bark of a kind of oak tree
1. a piece of cork
2. a cork bulletin board
3. shoes with cork heels
• a piece of cork or another material (such as plastic) that is put in the opening of a bottle to close it
1. the cork of a wine bottle
2. She popped the cork on the champagne. [=she opened the bottle of champagne by removing the cork]
3. After their championship victory, the team was ready to pop the cork. [=to begin celebrating by opening and drinking bottles of champagne]
• Verb
• to close (something, such as a bottle) with a cork
1. Please cork the wine.
2. a corked bottle of wine

• to put cork inside (something, such as a baseball bat)
1. a player who has been accused of illegally corking his bats
2. a corked bat