bottle

bot|tle1 [ `batl ] noun ***

1. ) count a glass or plastic container for liquids, usually with a narrow part at the top that is called the neck:

an empty beer bottle

bottle of: a bottle of champagne/perfume/cooking oil

a ) the liquid in a bottle or the amount that a bottle contains:

Between them, they drank the whole bottle.

2. ) count a plastic container used for giving babies milk or other drinks. It has a rubber part at the top called a nipple.

3. ) uncount BRITISH INFORMAL the confidence or COURAGE you need to do something difficult or frightening

bring a bottle

used for asking someone to bring a bottle of wine or other alcoholic drink to a party

hit the bottle/take to the bottle INFORMAL

to start drinking a lot of alcohol

bottle

bot|tle 2 [ `batl ] verb transitive

1. ) to put a liquid into bottles in order to sell it or store it

2. ) to put fruit or vegetables into special glass containers so they can be kept for a long time

,bottle `out phrasal verb intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL

to not do something because you do not feel brave enough

,bottle `up phrasal verb transitive

to stop yourself from showing negative emotions like anger and disappointment, especially over a long period, so that these feelings develop in a harmful way:

private resentments that she had bottled up for ten years