1 [mass noun] a buoyant light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak:vinyl-coated cork is practical as a floor covering [as modifier]:cork tiles
Botany a protective layer of dead cells immediately below the bark of woody plants.
2a bottle stopper made of cork or a similar material:he pulled out the cork and commenced pouring the winechampagne corks popped
a piece of cork used as a float for a fishing line or net:the little steamer was tossed about like a cork
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1close or seal (a bottle) with a cork:the bottles were tightly corked and wired
(as adjective corked) (of wine) spoilt by tannin from the cork:always open and taste your wine before the meal, if only to check that it is not corked
2draw with burnt cork:he had corked a moustache on his upper lip
3illicitly hollow out (a baseball bat) and fill it with cork to make it lighter:the balls are doctored and the bats are corked
