cork it

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cork it

verb corks it · corking it · corked it

  1. slang To be quiet; to shut up. He was so loud I told him to cork it.

    Similar: put a cork in it, put a sock in it, zip it

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verb slang: to be quiet

Русскийзаткну́ться zatknútʹsja

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@misc{cork_it_2026,
  title = {cork it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cork%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}