v. t. To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd. [ Colloq. ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. shaped like a corkscrew; spiral; helical. [ PJC ]
corkscrew stairs, a spiral staircase around a solid newel. [ 1913 Webster ]