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cork up

VERB

gag

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choke constrain muzzle suppress

STRONG

balk cork curb deaden demur garrote muffle obstruct quiet repress restrain shy squash squelch stifle still stumble throttle tongue-tie

WEAK

bottle up keep the lid on put the lid on shut down tape up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go release

STRONG

aid allow assist encourage help

VERB

hold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrest carry detain enjoy have imprison keep maintain occupy own seize take

STRONG

adhere bind catch check cherish clasp cleave clench clinch cling clutch confine contain cradle embrace enclose fondle grip handle hug nourish palm possess press restrain retain secure squeeze stick trammel vise wield withhold wring

WEAK

bottle up freeze to hang on keep close keep out lock up not let go put a lock on stay put

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail free give ignore lack let go liberate lose need neglect offer reject release want

STRONG

abandon aid allow assist exclude help loose loosen miss permit unfasten untie

WEAK

cancel cease desert disbelieve drop forsake halt quit stop

VERB

mute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dampen soften subdue

STRONG

benumb deaden drown gag hush lower moderate muzzle reduce silence soft pedal

WEAK

bottle up decrease the volume keep it down pipe down put damper on put the lid on turn down

Antonyms

STRONG

free increase let go liberate raise strengthen

WEAK

articulate speak voice

VERB

quash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annul clamp down on crack down on invalidate overrule repeal rescind reverse revoke set aside squelch undo vacate veto void

STRONG

abrogate discharge dissolve kill negate overthrow vitiate

WEAK

black out bottle up declare null and void hush up put damper on put the lid on shut down watergate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve do enforce keep permit sanction validate

WEAK

aid assist help rebuild start support

Example Sentences

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A good mixer and orator, he likes to "pull the cork up in their throats at least once."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Kwangtung supply line, which the Japanese last week tried to cork up, is no single bombable pathway like the Burma Road.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Oh, Peter! dear Lord Peter! cork up your men again!" they all cried.

From Pepper & Salt or, Seasoning for Young Folk by Pyle, Howard

"Oh, cork up on that ere spoutin, and sound yer supper bell," said JOE BIGLER, interuptin me.

From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 36, December 3, 1870 by Various

"Oh, cork up that tuneless whistle," growled Minerva Powelton; "you make too much noise."

From The Adventures of a Freshman by Williams, Jesse Lynch

cork up

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