bottle (up)

verb

Definition of bottle (up)next
as in to hold back

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  1. hold back
  2. measure
  3. curb
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  • Trump’s transition team did not hold back in criticizing Biden’s decision.
    ESSENCE Staff, Essence, 24 Dec. 2024
  • To put it mildly, 2024 did not hold back on grim news.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hold back
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  • However, historically, the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is correlated with return-on-equity (ROE), which measures how efficiently companies produce profits from the capital provided by their shareholders.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • However, satellite imagery indicated that the Type 076, which measured 853 feet long, is longer than the 844-foot-long America class, according to a report prepared in August by the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of measure
Verb
  • Plans for more rate cuts in 2025 have become muddied as progress on curbing inflation has stalled and uncertainties abound about what effect the incoming Trump administration will have on the economy.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • He's been asking people to sign a petition urging Congress to take up legislation to curb bullying nationwide.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of curb
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“Bottle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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