uncork

Etymology

un- + cork.

verb

  1. (transitive) To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from.
    uncork a bottle of wine
    After Compiègne, André uncorked a bottle of his Vin Rosé which went down uncommonly well and we reached Aulnoye without further incident. 1961 March, ""Dalmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 150–151
  2. (transitive) To release.
    The 11 September attacks uncorked a whirlwind of outlandish conspiracy theories. 2002, The Middle East, numbers 319-329, page 10

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