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bottled Definition


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bottle
noun
    1. A hollow glass or plastic container with a narrow neck, for holding liquids.
    2. A bottleful.
    3. A baby's feeding bottle or the liquid in it.
    (Brit)
    4. slang
      Courage, nerve or confidence.
      Example: He said he'd jump, but then he lost his bottle
    5. slang
      Drinking of alcohol, especially to excess (especially hit or take to the bottle).
      Form: the bottle (usually)
verb
    bottled, bottling
    1. To put something into, enclose or store it in bottles.
Etymology: 14c: ultimately Latin buttis a cask.

Phrasal Verb: bottle something off
    To draw (wine or spirits) from the cask and put into bottles.
Phrasal Verb: bottle out
    To lose one's courage and decide not to do something.
Phrasal Verb: bottle something up
    To hold back or suppress (one's feelings about something).


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