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bottle
1[bot-l]
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)
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 phrase
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.
bottle
2[bot-l]
noun
bottle
1/ ˈɒə /
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 container
the baby drank his bottle
short for magnetic bottle
slangnerve; courage (esp in the phrase lose one's bottle )
slangmoney collected by street entertainers or buskers
slangwell-informed and enthusiastic about something
informaldrinking of alcohol, esp to excess
verb
to put or place (wine, beer, jam, etc) in a bottle or bottles
to store (gas) in a portable container under pressure
slangto injure by thrusting a broken bottle into (a person)
slang(of a busker) to collect money from the bystanders
bottle
2/ ˈɒə /
noun
dialecta bundle, esp of hay
Other 51Թ Forms
- bottlelike adjective
- well-bottled adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bottle1
Origin of bottle2
Idioms and Phrases
hit the bottle, to drink alcohol to excess often or habitually.
Example Sentences
Department leaders have in the past argued that officers need less-lethal weapons to restore order, particularly when faced with large crowds with individuals throwing bottles and rocks.
On Monday, the judge said: "There is nothing the juror can say at this point that can put the genie back in the bottle and repair his credibility."
These include bans on single use vapes, forthcoming charges on disposable cups and a planned deposit-return scheme for cans and plastic bottles.
The star is accused of inflicting an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in London while on his last UK tour in 2023.
Two boys, aged 14 and 12, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after a report of a group of people throwing bottles at addresses in Lurgan, County Armagh.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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