bottle
Noun:
- A container for liquids: A bottle is a rigid container, typically made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck and a cap or stopper, used for storing drinks or other liquids.
- The contents of such a container: "Bottle" can also refer to the quantity of liquid contained within a bottle.
- A feeding bottle: A specific type of bottle fitted with a flexible teat, used for feeding milk or formula to infants.
Verb:
- To put into bottles: The action of transferring a liquid into bottles for storage or sale.
- To store in bottles: To keep or preserve a substance, typically a liquid or gas, in a bottle.
- To restrain or contain emotions (informal): To suppress or hold back one's feelings, often used with "up".
Noun:
- She bought a bottle of water from the store.
- The baby finished his bottle and fell asleep.
- He collects antique glass bottles.
Verb:
- The local winery bottles its own wine.
- Natural gas is bottled under high pressure.
- He tried to bottle up his frustration during the meeting.
"To be on the bottle" (idiomatic): To be drinking alcohol regularly or to excess.
- After he lost his job, he was on the bottle for months.
"To have a lot of bottle" (British slang): To have courage or nerve.
- It takes a lot of bottle to perform on stage like that.
"To bottle it" (British slang): To lose one's nerve and fail to do something because of fear.
- He was going to ask for a raise, but he bottled it at the last minute.
Bottled (adj): Contained in a bottle.
- Bottled water is very popular.
Bottleful (n): The amount that a bottle holds.
- He drank a whole bottleful of juice.
Bottleneck (n): A point of congestion or obstruction. (Note: This is a compound word listed here as a related term, not a direct definition of "bottle").
- Traffic was heavy due to a bottleneck on the bridge.
- Noun: Container, flask, decanter, jar, vial.
- Verb: Containerize, package, preserve, store, suppress (emotions).
Bottle up: To restrain or conceal emotions.
- It's not healthy to bottle up your feelings.
Bottle out (British slang): To decide not to do something because of a loss of courage; synonymous with "to bottle it".
- He was going to confront his boss but bottled out.
"Hit the bottle": To start drinking alcohol heavily, especially due to problems.
- After the divorce, he really hit the bottle.
"Crack a bottle": To open a bottle of wine or spirits, typically to celebrate.
- Let's crack a bottle to celebrate your promotion!
"The genie is out of the bottle": Said when something (especially information or a situation) has been released and cannot be controlled or put back to how it was before.
- Once the news was leaked, the genie was out of the bottle.
- a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children
- the quantity contained in a bottle
- a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
- put into bottles
- bottle the mineral water
- store (liquids or gases) in bottles