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put a cork in it

put a cork in it verb: synonym of put a sock in it (“be quiet”).

Verb

put a cork in it (third-person singular simple present puts a cork in it, present participle putting a cork in it, simple past and past participle put a cork in it)

  1. (slang) Synonym of put a sock in it (“be quiet”).

Synonyms of put a cork in it

Forms of put a cork in it

third-person singular presentputs a cork in it
present participleputting a cork in it
past participleput a cork in it
pastput a cork in it

Questions about put a cork in it

What does put a cork in it mean?
Put a cork in it means synonym of put a sock in it (“be quiet”).
What part of speech is put a cork in it?
Put a cork in it is a verb.
What is the past tense of put a cork in it?
The past tense of put a cork in it is put a cork in it.

Words near put a cork in it in the dictionary

  1. put a block on
  2. put a brave face on
  3. put a bug in someone's ear
  4. put a civil tongue in one's head
  5. put a civil tongue in one's mouth
  6. put a cork in it
  7. put a crimp in
  8. put a damper on
  9. put a dent in the universe
  10. put a finger to the wind
  11. put a foot wrong

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