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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cork off en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (US, slang) To fall asleep.
    • ‘I'm going to sleep on the major's bed,’ Bonello said. ‘I'm going to sleep where the old man corks off.’ 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 183:

Forms

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corked off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
corked off Tense=Past lexicographic
corking off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
corks off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic