0 to open a bottle by pulling out its cork (= a cylinder-shaped piece of soft wood used to close it):
Plants actively control nitrogen cycling: uncorking the microbial bottleneck.
At the end of the period it was like champagne being uncorked.
However, the bottle needs uncorking to make the flow constant and, indeed, achieve full velocity to gain full benefit.
It may be argued that if one is at work all day it is necessary to employ a butler to uncork one's claret.
We have uncorked an explosion of fury and frustration at the pettifogging burdens, bureaucracy, costs, waste of time and damage to tourists themselves.
Since the bottle was uncorked to allow air in (nothing can live without air), the waste paper in the bin comes to life.
On his fifth jump he uncorked 8.23m to take the lead, despite taking off well behind the take-off board (nearly 20 cm behind).
Visitors dropped in at intervals, usually bringing along bottles which were uncorked on the spot.