0 present participle of uncork
1 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.
However, the bottle needs uncorking to make the flow constant and, indeed, achieve full velocity to gain full benefit.
Ferrick had exceptional control, allowing just 227 walks in 674 innings pitched, and uncorking just nine wild pitches over his nine-year career.
