(intransitive, dated, slang, nautical) To go to sleep; to sleep instead of working.
(intransitive, dated, slang, nautical) To go to sleep; to sleep instead of working.
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(nautical, slang) A short sleep; a nap.
(US, slang) To fall asleep.
(nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
To cork off is American slang for falling asleep, usually suddenly or when you probably shouldn't — like nodding off on the couch mid-movie or dozing during a long meeting. The phrase has a vintage, mid-century American feel and conjures the image of someone just switching off like a light. It's casual and slightly humorous, more often used to describe someone else's impromptu nap than your own.
(US, dated, slang, intransitive) To fall asleep or pass out on drugs.