26984 words

bottle

8 definitions • 13 examples
1
a container for liquids, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck:

Examples:

a milk bottle
a wine bottle
a bottle of beer/whisky
2
a special container with a rubber top for giving milk and other drinks to a baby:

Examples:

Give the baby her bottle when she wakes up.
Most medical experts believe that breastfeeding is better than bottle-feeding.
3
courage or willingness to take risks:

Examples:

It took a lot of bottle to do what she did.
4
to put something into bottles or jars:

Examples:

The wine is bottled at the vineyard.
To bottle fruit you put fresh fruit into special containers.
5
to not do something because you are frightened; to fail at something because you are frightened :

Examples:

He should have taken the penalty but he bottled it.
6
the habit of regularly drinking a lot of alcohol:

Examples:

hit the bottle She started to hit the bottle (= drink too much alcohol) after her divorce.
7
a container for liquids, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck:

Examples:

a bottle of perfume
8
to put liquid into bottles:

Examples:

The soda is bottled in Atlanta.

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