Bottle
Bottle
noun, often attributive
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bot·tle | \ ˈbä-tᵊl \
Definition of bottle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a: a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a
comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle
b: a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid
2: the quantity held by a bottle
3a: intoxicating drink : the practice of drinkingslipped deeper and deeper
into the bottle— Anne Bernays
b: liquid food (such as milk) used in place of mother's milk
4slang, British : METTLE, COURAGE
bottle
verb
bottled; bottling\ ˈbä-tᵊl-iŋ , ˈbät-liŋ \
Definition of bottle (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
1a: to confine as if in a bottle : RESTRAIN —usually used with upbottling up
their anger
b: to put or keep in a position or situation that makes free activity, progress,
or escape difficult or impossible —usually used with upbottle up legislation in
committee
2: to put into or as if into a bottlewished she could bottle their energy
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Noun
bottleful \ ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌfu̇l \ noun
Verb
bottler \ ˈbä-tᵊl-ər , ˈbät-lər \ noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for bottle
Synonyms: Noun
alcohol,
aqua vitae,
ardent spirits,
booze,
drink,
firewater,
grog,
hooch
[slang],
inebriant,
intoxicant,
John Barleycorn,
juice
[slang],
liquor,
lush
[slang],
moonshine,
potable,
rum,
sauce
[slang],
spirits,
stimulant,
strong drink,
tipple
Antonyms: Noun
nonintoxicant
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