bottle
/ˈbɑtəl/
verb
- To put a liquid into a bottle for storage or sale.
- The factory bottles thousands of gallons of juice every day.
- They bottle spring water at the source.
- We bottled our own homemade hot sauce last summer.
- To store or preserve something, especially emotions, by not expressing them.
- He bottled up his anger until he finally exploded.
- Don't bottle your feelings; talk to someone about them.
- She bottled her grief and tried to act normal.
noun
- A container with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids such as water, milk, or soda.
- He recycled the plastic bottle after finishing his soda.
- She filled a bottle with water before her hike.
- The baby drank his milk from a bottle.
- The amount of liquid that a bottle holds.
- I bought a bottle of olive oil for the recipe.
- The doctor told him to drink a bottle of water each day.
- They shared a bottle of wine at dinner.
- Courage or confidence, especially in a difficult situation.
- He didn't have the bottle to ask for a raise.
- She showed real bottle by quitting her job to start her own business.
- It took a lot of bottle to stand up and speak in front of the crowd.