corkscrew Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
    bottle screw.
  2. verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
    spiral.

WordNet


Cork"screw` noun
Definitions
  1. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
Cork"screw` transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To press forward in a winding way; as, to corksrew one's way through a crowd. Colloq. Dickens.

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