cork out
C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To fall asleep or pass out completely.
Meanings
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idiomatic
slang
(Dated slang) To fall asleep or lose consciousness from exhaustion or intoxication.
"After the long march, half the soldiers had corked out by the campfire."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Extremely rare and dated. Virtually obsolete in modern usage. Learners should not use this and are unlikely to encounter it outside older texts or historical slang dictionaries.
Commonly used with
exhaustion alcohol
Forms
Base
cork out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
corks out
he/she/it
Past simple
corked out
yesterday
Past participle
corked out
have + pp
-ing form
corking out
continuous
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