to recork
- verb
- /ˌriːˈkɔrk/
- recork the bottle
Examples
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I meant, after Jack recorked it.
Blog text (4) -
Drink the wine, empty the bottle, return these images of tenderness into it, recork it, and throw it out to sea.
Fiction book (1996) -
Jack was in the stream because he was transported there after he recorked the island.
Blog text (4) -
After pouring a glass, he remembered to recork the bottle to keep the wine fresh.
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She opened the bottle of olive oil, used some for cooking, and promptly recorked it to preserve its quality.
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Once they finished the soda, they recorked the bottle tightly to prevent it from going flat.
Synonyms
To seal something by closing its opening with a stopper made from tree bark
Close something again so no air or liquid can enter
To close a container by putting something in its opening
Close a bottle by putting a plug into its opening
To close a container by putting a plug in its opening
To close a bottle or jar with a small plug
How Sealed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Recork is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and cork, the stopper made from the bark of the cork tree. So to recork a bottle is to put the stopper back in to keep the drink fresh.