a buoyant light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak

vinyl-coated cork is practical as a floor covering

cork tiles

a bottle stopper made of cork or a similar material

he pulled out the cork and commenced pouring the wine

champagne corks popped

close or seal (a bottle) with a cork

the bottles were tightly corked and wired

draw with burnt cork

he had corked a moustache on his upper lip

illicitly hollow out (a baseball bat) and fill it with cork to make it lighter

the balls are doctored and the bats are corked

suffer a painful bruising injury to (a limb) as a result of a heavy blow, especially while participating in a contact sport

he corked his thigh and limped off

she was subbed off in the first half because of a corked hip

a port town in the south of the Republic of Ireland, on the River Lee; population 190,384 (2006)

a county of the Republic of Ireland, on the south coast in the province of Munster