corked up
Stoppered and contained
Corked up means bottled or suppressed, as if sealed inside with a cork.
The phrase usually describes emotions held back rather than expressed: He kept his anger corked up for years.
Someone corked up is emotionally restrained or closed off, unable or unwilling to let feelings out.
Closed with a plug
- pluggedObstructed an opening
- bottledStored in glass vessels
- airtightImpervious to atmosphere
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
unopened · preserved · intact · bunged · capped · lidded · secured · watertight
Stored in glass vessels
- suppressedForcibly held down
- stifledForcibly held in
- inhibitedHeld back by self-consciousness
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
internalized · smothered · constrained · guarded · reserved · withdrawn · reticent · taciturn
stoppered
Closed with a plug
hermetic · unopened · preserved · intact · bunged · capped · lidded · secured · watertight · impermeable
bottled
Stored in glass vessels
- suppressedForcibly held down
- stifledForcibly held in
- inhibitedHeld back by self-consciousness
unexpressed · internalized · smothered · constrained · guarded · reserved · withdrawn · reticent · taciturn · stoic
corked upuncorked
Opened a wine bottle
opened · unsealed · unstoppered · open · popped
corked upexpressed
Communicated in words
released · uninhibited · forthcoming · outspoken · vented
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