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bottle

Syllabification: (bot·tle)
Pronunciation: /ˈbätl/
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Definition of bottle

noun

  • a container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for storing drinks or other liquids:a bottle of soda pop
  • the contents of a bottle:he managed to put away a bottle of wine
  • (the bottle) informal used in reference to heavy drinking:more women are taking to the bottle
  • a bottle fitted with a nipple for giving milk or other drinks to babies and very young children:a bottle of formula
  • a large metal cylinder holding liquefied gas.

verb

[with object]
  • place (drinks or other liquid) in bottles or jars:the wine is then bottled (as adjective bottled)bottled beer
  • (usually as adjective bottled) store (gas) in a container in liquefied form:connecting the bottled gas to the stove

Phrases

hit the bottle

informal begin to drink heavily.

Phrasal Verbs

bottle someone up

keep (someone) trapped or contained:he had to stay bottled up in New York

bottle something up

repress or conceal feelings over a period of time:learning how to express anger instead of bottling it up (as adjective bottled up)Lily’s bottled-up fury

Derivatives

bottler

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting a leather bottle): from Old French boteille, from medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of late Latin buttis 'cask, wineskin' (see butt4)

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