Meanings
verbput the cork back in the bottle (third-person singular simple present puts the cork back in the bottle, present participle putting the cork back in the bottle, simple past and past participle put the cork back in the bottle)
present singular third person puts the cork back in the bottle · participle present putting the cork back in the bottle
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo revert a situation.
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APA
put the cork back in the bottle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20cork%20back%20in%20the%20bottle
MLA
“put the cork back in the bottle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20cork%20back%20in%20the%20bottle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the cork back in the bottle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20cork%20back%20in%20the%20bottle.
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