corkscrew
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Synonyms: cork screw, corkscrews
Antonyms: cork screw, corkscrews
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Noun
- An implement for [[open]]ing [[bottles]] that are sealed by a [[cork]]. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or [[worm]].
- The screw-shaped [[worm]] of a typical corkscrew.
- {{lb|en|boxing|martial arts}} A type of sharp, [[twisting]] [[punch]], often one thrown close and from the side.
- {{lb|en|amusement rides}} A type of [[inversion]] used in [[roller coaster]]s.
Adjective
- Having the tightly [[winding]] shape of a corkscrew.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[wind]] or [[twist]] in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much [[horizontal]] and [[vertical]] shifting.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause something to [[twist]] or move in a [[spiral]] path or shape.
- {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To [[extract]] [[information]] or [[consent]] from someone.
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