Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of uncork
- not comparableHaving had the cork removed.
an uncorked bottle of wine
- not comparableNot corked; allowing liquid to flow freely.
Next to the sink was an uncorked bottle of wine, a can of beer, and two glasses.
2012 -, Andrea Camilleri, The Potter's Field: An Inspector Montalbano Novel, →ISBN3 more examples
Right before Dozier and the real General Williams's eyes (and optics), Charr's bones snapped and broke painfully as his entire body was sucked into his scar like an uncorked drain.
2011, S.C. Cobb, Peripheral Conflict, →ISBN, page 323Her brow began to pucker. “If Sister Marguerite is dead, that must mean that I...that I'm—” It took three tries before the next sentence emerged, but then it burst forth like an uncorked geyser: “I'm the oldest living virgin in Oakdale!”
2014, Wendy Warren, The Oldest Virgin in Oakdale, →ISBNAnd after some prodding it all came out, like uncorked champagne -- he had feelings for Sammy, feelings he couldn't explain, not ever, and he didn't know what to do, and I must understand, no one could ever know.
2016, Helen Callaghan, Dear Amy, →ISBN, page 11 - not comparableAllowing exhaust gasses to be released to the atmosphere immediately after exiting the exhaust manifold.
With their uncorked engine exhaust snarling, the B-25s zoomed over the twin spires of the impressive white cathedral and strafed several supply dumps alongside the waterfront.
2013, Bruce Gamble, Target: Rabaul, →ISBN, page 155
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uncorked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncorked
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