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uncork

[uhn-kawrk]

verb (used with object)

to draw the cork from.

Informal. to release or unveil; unleash: to uncork one's pent-up emotions.

Origin:
1720–30; un-² + cork

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uncork (ʌnˈkɔːk)

—vb
1.	to draw the cork from (a bottle, etc)
2.	to release or unleash (emotions, etc)

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