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bottle
1[ bot-l ]
/ ˈbɒt l /
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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.
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Idioms about bottle
hit the bottle, Slang. to drink alcohol to excess often or habitually.
Origin of bottle
1OTHER WORDS FROM bottle
bot·tle·like, adjectivewell-bottled, adjectiveWords nearby bottle
Other definitions for bottle (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for bottle (1 of 2)
bottle1
/ (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 4
British Dictionary definitions for bottle (2 of 2)
bottle2
/ (ˈbɒtəl) /
noun
dialect a bundle, esp of hay
Word Origin for bottle
C14: from Old French botel, from botte bundle, of Germanic origin
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