bottle
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[ bot-l ]
/ ˈbɒt l /
noun
verb (used with object), bot·tled, bot·tling.
to put into or seal in a bottle: to bottle grape juice.
British.
to preserve (fruit or vegetables) by heating to a sufficient temperature and then sealing in a jar.
Verb Phrases
bottle up,
- to repress, control, or restrain: He kept all of his anger bottled up inside him.
- to enclose or entrap: Traffic was bottled up in the tunnel.
Idioms for bottle
hit the bottle, Slang.
to drink alcohol to excess often or habitually.
Origin of bottle
1OTHER WORDS FROM bottle
bot·tle·like, adjective well-bot·tled, adjectiveWords nearby bottle
botte,
bottega,
botticelli,
botticelli, sandro,
bottine,
bottle,
bottle baby,
bottle bank,
bottle bill,
bottle cap,
bottle club
British Dictionary definitions for bottle up (1 of 3)
bottle up
verb (tr, adverb)
to restrain (powerful emotion)
to keep (an army or other force) contained or trapped
the French fleet was bottled up in Le Havre
British Dictionary definitions for bottle up (2 of 3)
bottle
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/ (ˈbɒtəl) /
noun
verb (tr)
See also
bottle out,
bottle up
Word Origin for bottle
C14: from Old French
botaille, from Medieval Latin
butticula literally: a little cask, from Late Latin
buttis cask,
butt
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British Dictionary definitions for bottle up (3 of 3)
bottle
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/ (ˈbɒtəl) /
noun
dialect
a bundle, esp of hay
Word Origin for bottle
C14: from Old French
botel, from
botte bundle, of Germanic origin
Idioms and Phrases with bottle up (1 of 2)
bottle up
Repress, contain, hold back; also, confine or trap. For example, The psychiatrist said Eve had been bottling up her anger for years, or The accident bottled up traffic for miles. This idiom likens other kinds of restraint to liquid being contained in a bottle. [Mid-1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with bottle up (2 of 2)
bottle