bottle

[ bot-l ]

/ ˈbɒt l /

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noun

a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.

the contents of such a container; as much as such a container contains: a bottle of wine.

bottled cow's milk, milk formulas, or substitute mixtures given to infants instead of mother's milk: raised on the bottle.

the bottle, intoxicating beverages; liquor: He became addicted to the bottle.

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

1325–75; Middle English botel < Anglo-French; Old French bo(u)teille < Medieval Latin butticula, equivalent to Late Latin butti(s) butt⁴ + -cula -cule¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bottle

bot·tle·like, adjective well-bot·tled, adjective

Words nearby bottle

botte, bottega, botticelli, botticelli, sandro, bottine, bottle, bottle baby, bottle bank, bottle bill, bottle cap, bottle club

Definition for bottle (2 of 2)

bottle ²

[ bot-l ]

/ ˈbɒt l /

noun Architecture.

boltel(def 2).

Example sentences from the Web for bottle

Nothing does it quite like deftly decapitating a bottle of bubbly with a gleaming blade.

How to Saber a Champagne Bottle |James Joiner, The Daily Beast Video |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
That means that Champagne is fermented a second time in the bottle when sealed closed, which naturally produces the bubbles.

Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong |Kayleigh Kulp |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If you need to store the bottle in the fridge, let it warm up for a few minutes on the counter before serving.

Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong |Kayleigh Kulp |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I get the bottle while he opens a desk drawer containing two glasses.

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One evening, after guzzling a bottle of whiskey, Stapp said he grabbed two MP5 machine guns from his collection.

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I've felt all the week just like something sizzling in a bottle and waiting to have the cork pulled!

Dandelion Cottage |Carroll Watson Rankin
Watch carefully until the liquid in the bottle begins to boil.

First Book in Physiology and Hygiene |J.H. Kellogg
A new sadi has to be wrapped and for this a bottle of thick gum is kept ready at hand.

The Wheel of Fortune |Mahatma Gandhi
In evidence of my satisfaction I gave him a bottle of Scopolo, which Leah guaranteed pure.

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I now see that jest as plain as I see that bottle of old rye there.

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British Dictionary definitions for bottle (1 of 2)

bottle ¹

/ (ˈbɒtəl) /

noun

a vessel, often of glass and typically cylindrical with a narrow neck that can be closed with a cap or cork, for containing liquids
(as modifier)a bottle rack

Also called: bottleful the amount such a vessel will hold

a container equipped with a teat that holds a baby's milk or other liquid; nursing bottle
the contents of such a containerthe baby drank his bottle

short for magnetic bottle

British slang nerve; courage (esp in the phrase lose one's bottle)

British slang money collected by street entertainers or buskers

full bottle Australian slang well-informed and enthusiastic about something

the bottle informal drinking of alcohol, esp to excess

verb (tr)

to put or place (wine, beer, jam, etc) in a bottle or bottles

to store (gas) in a portable container under pressure

slang to injure by thrusting a broken bottle into (a person)

British slang (of a busker) to collect money from the bystanders

Word Origin for bottle

C14: from Old French botaille, from Medieval Latin butticula literally: a little cask, from Late Latin buttis cask, butt 4

British Dictionary definitions for bottle (2 of 2)

bottle ²

/ (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

bottle

In addition to the idiom beginning with bottle

bottle up

also see:

crack a bottle
hit the bottle

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bottle

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verb (used with object), bot·tled, bot·tling.

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noun Architecture.

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verb (tr)

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bottle

noun

verb (used with object), bot·tled, bot·tling.

Verb Phrases

Idioms for bottle

Origin of bottle

OTHER WORDS FROM bottle

Words nearby bottle

Definition for bottle (2 of 2)

noun Architecture.

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British Dictionary definitions for bottle (1 of 2)

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verb (tr)

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British Dictionary definitions for bottle (2 of 2)

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