uncork

verb

Etymology: From un- + cork.

1. To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from.

   “uncork a bottle of wine”

   “After Compiègne, André uncorked a bottle of his Vin Rosé which went down uncommonly well and we reached Aulnoye without further incident.”

2. To release.

   “The 11 September attacks uncorked a whirlwind of outlandish conspiracy theories.”

   “In Chile in 2017, for example, historic rains uncorked a gargantuan landslide near a receding glacier.”