often attributive
1
a
: 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
3
a
: intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking
slipped deeper and deeper into the bottle—
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b
: liquid food (such as milk) used in place of mother's milk
bottled; bottling
ˈbä-tᵊl-iŋ 
ˈbät-liŋ
1
a
: to confine as if in a bottle : restrain
—usually used with up
bottling 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 up
bottle up legislation in committee
2
: to put into or as if into a bottle
wished she could bottle their energy
Synonyms
Examples of bottle in a Sentence
Noun
We drank a bottle of wine.
He says he's lost too many years to the bottle, and that he's giving up alcohol.
Her struggles with the bottle affected her entire family.
Has the baby finished her bottle yet?
raised on a bottle instead of breast milk
Verb
The restaurant bottles its own ginger ale.
Near the top of the mountain, the climbers relied on bottled oxygen to breathe.
Recent Examples on the WebNatalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
There are 48 half bottles, 3,139 standard bottles, 877 magnums, 140 double magnums, four Jeraboams, 90 Imperials, and 24 Salamanzars that will hit the block.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Emily Price, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The whiskey was bottled at cask strength of 110.12 proof, and the tasting notes, which are always elaborate for BCS whiskeys, describe s’mores, oatmeal raisin cookie, crystallized ginger, peppermint, and black peppercorn on the palate, to mention just a few.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Inside the apartment there was alcohol and six bottles of prescription medications, including antidepressants and amphetamines, all prescribed to Alex.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
There are 48 half bottles, 3,139 standard bottles, 877 magnums, 140 double magnums, four Jeraboams, 90 Imperials, and 24 Salamanzars that will hit the block.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
Inspired by the bartender who first used rye whiskey in the original Sazerac cocktail, Thomas H. Handy is bottled directly from the barrel, honoring its traditional method from over a century ago.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The whiskey was bottled at cask strength of 110.12 proof, and the tasting notes, which are always elaborate for BCS whiskeys, describe s’mores, oatmeal raisin cookie, crystallized ginger, peppermint, and black peppercorn on the palate, to mention just a few.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Bottle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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bottle
noun
bot·tle
ˈbät-ᵊl
often attributive
1
: a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle see wash bottle
2
: liquid food usually consisting of milk and supplements that is fed from a bottle (as to an infant) in place of mother's milk
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