to uncork

Examples

• All

• Strand reared back, uncorking his hostility, and from some unprecedented inner wellspring, delivered a championship-caliber punch to Axelrod's midsection.

  Fiction book (1997)

• But it's hard to uncork that bottle once the genie has been let out.

  Blog text (21)

• It was the face of a man flooded with things to say but unable to uncork the words.

  Fiction book (2000)

• I swear Biden saved up all the energy he did not use at that debate and uncorked it tonight.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• It was as if someone had uncorked a dozen bottles of champagne.

  Academic text (1999)

• The cost: Jude goes back to the bottle, ties one on, and uncorks a whole tirade to the moviegoers about her guilty past.

  Blog text (5)

• During the therapy session, he finally uncorked his feelings about his childhood experiences.

• As the party started, everyone began to uncork their worries and enjoy the festive atmosphere.

Synonyms

L

to let go

vsto uncork

∞ 1.4

To stop holding something or someone so they are free

concerns freeing inner emotions rather than releasing physical grasp

R

to release

vsto uncork

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

applies specifically to letting out inner feelings rather than general freedom

U

to unleash

vsto uncork

206 4.3

To suddenly let a strong feeling, power, or animal go free

means freeing feelings more gently or without extreme suddenness

L

to let out

vsto uncork

124 3.1

Make a sound like a laugh, cry, or sigh

involves releasing inner states, not only making sounds

L

to let loose

vsto uncork

• Informal

24 3.9

Relax and enjoy yourself without worrying

targets releasing inner feelings specifically rather than general relaxation

U

to unloose

vsto uncork

• Archaic

1 7.0

To make something less tight or set something free

focuses more on emotional release than on physical loosening

U

to unbottle

vsto uncork

1 8.1

To express feelings or thoughts you have kept inside

releases restrained feelings in a general, nonmetaphorical way

U

to unbridle emotion

vsto uncork

1 7.3

To show strong feelings openly without holding them back

describes freeing feelings but not necessarily with dramatic force

U

to unbosom

vsto uncork

• Archaic

1 9.9

To tell someone your secret or worrying thoughts and feelings

is about releasing feelings broadly rather than confessing to someone

Antonyms

B

to bottle up

41 5.6

To keep strong feelings inside instead of telling others

How Released

to unleash

206 4.3

to let out

638 1.1

to uncork

2 5.5

to bottle up

41 5.6

to hold back

86 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology