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Definition of Corkscrew

1. Verb. Move in a spiral or zigzag course.

Definition of Corkscrew

1. n. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.

2. v. t. To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd.

Definition of Corkscrew

1. Noun. An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm. ¹

2. Noun. The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew. ¹

3. Noun. (boxing martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side. ¹

4. Noun. (context: amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters. ¹

5. Adjective. Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape. ¹

8. Verb. To extract information or consent from someone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Corkscrew

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corkscrew

Literary usage of Corkscrew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Textile design and colour by William Watson (1912)
"Colouring of Rib and corkscrew Weaves. Ordinary warp rib weaves, ... Thus, a warp corkscrew weave may be coloured 1-and-l and solid alternately, ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1912)
"... each supplied with a corkscrew, were intended for purposes of illegal sale, especially when the actions of the defendant and the unexplained possession ..."

3. The Inner Life of the House of Commons by William White, Justin McCarthy (1897)
"THE " FATHER OF THE HOUSE "—DISRAELI'S " corkscrew CURLS"—GLADSTONE'S RENEWED ... Where are now "Dizzy's corkscrew curls," celebrated in song only about, ..."

4. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"ON A corkscrew. THOUGH It alas ! a prisoner be, My trade is prisoners to set free. No slave his lord's commands obeys With such insinuating ways. ..."

5. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1895)
"It had long been known to ranchmen as the " Devil's corkscrew,'' but previous to Prof. Barbour's visit had not been known to the scientific world. ..."

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