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bot·tle
(bŏt′l)n.
1. A receptacle having a narrow neck, usually no handles, and a mouth that can be plugged, corked, or capped.
2. The quantity that a bottle holds.
3. A receptacle filled with milk or formula that is fed, as to babies, in place of breast milk.
4. Informal
a. Intoxicating liquor: Don't take to the bottle.
b. The practice of drinking large quantities of intoxicating liquor: Her problem is the bottle.
tr.v. bot·tled, bot·tling, bot·tles
1. To place in a bottle.
2. To hold in; restrain: bottled up my emotions.
[Middle English botel, from Old French botele, from Medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of Late Latin buttis, cask.]
bot′tler n.
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bottle
(ˈbɒtəl)n
1.
a. a vessel, often of glass and typically cylindrical with a narrow neck that can be closed with a cap or cork, for containing liquids
b. (as modifier): a bottle rack.
2. Also called: bottleful the amount such a vessel will hold
3.
a. a container equipped with a teat that holds a baby's milk or other liquid; nursing bottle
b. the contents of such a container: the baby drank his bottle.
4. (General Physics) short for magnetic bottle
5. slang Brit nerve; courage (esp in the phrase lose one's bottle)
6. slang Brit money collected by street entertainers or buskers
7. full bottle slang Austral well-informed and enthusiastic about something
8. the bottle informal drinking of alcohol, esp to excess
vb (tr)
9. to put or place (wine, beer, jam, etc) in a bottle or bottles
10. (Chemical Engineering) to store (gas) in a portable container under pressure
11. slang to injure by thrusting a broken bottle into (a person)
12. slang Brit (of a busker) to collect money from the bystanders
[C14: from Old French botaille, from Medieval Latin butticula literally: a little cask, from Late Latin buttis cask, butt4]
bottle
(ˈbɒtəl)n
dialect a bundle, esp of hay
[C14: from Old French botel, from botte bundle, of Germanic origin]
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bot•tle
(ˈbɒt l)n., v. -tled, -tling. n.
1. a portable container for holding liquids, having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
2. the contents or capacity of such a container: a bottle of wine.
3. bottled cow's milk, milk formulas, or substitute mixtures given to infants instead of mother's milk: raised on the bottle.
4. liquor.
v.t. 5. to put into or seal in a bottle.
6. bottle up,
Idioms: a. to repress, control, or restrain: to bottle up anger.
b. to enclose or entrap: Traffic was bottled up in the tunnel.
hit the bottle, Slang. to drink alcohol to excess.
[1325–75; Middle English botel < Anglo-French; Old French bo(u)teille < Medieval Latin butticula < Late Latin buttis butt4]
bot′tle•like`, adj.
bot′tler, n.
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Bottle
bundle of hay or straw, 1386.Examples: bottle of furs, 1578; of hay, 1486; of lupins, 1601; of straw, 1798.
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bottle
Past participle: bottled
Gerund: bottling
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| Noun | 1. |  bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or cappedbeer bottle - a bottle that holds beer bottlecap - a cap that seals a bottle carboy - a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container catsup bottle, ketchup bottle - a bottle that holds catsup demijohn - large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork flask - bottle that has a narrow neck ink bottle, inkpot - a bottle of ink jug - a large bottle with a narrow mouth mouth - the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth" ampoule, ampul, ampule, phial, vial - a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) pill bottle - a small bottle for holding pills pop bottle, soda bottle - a bottle for holding soft drinks smelling bottle - a bottle containing smelling salts specimen bottle - a bottle for holding urine specimens vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) water bottle - a bottle for holding water whiskey bottle - a bottle for holding whiskey wine bottle - a bottle for holding wine |
| 2. | bottle - the quantity contained in a bottle containerful - the quantity that a container will hold split - a bottle containing half the usual amount | |
| 3. |  bottle - a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young childrennipple - a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | |
| Verb | 1. | bottle - store (liquids or gases) in bottles store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" |
| 2. | bottle - put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water" |
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bottle
noun
1. flask, pitcher, decanter, carafe, glass container, flagon, demijohn He was pulling the cork from a bottle of wine.
2. (Brit. slang) nerve, will, daring, courage, determination, guts (informal), face (informal), balls (taboo slang), spirit, resolution, pluck, grit, bravery, fortitude, coolness, mettle, firmness, spunk (informal), fearlessness, steadfastness, intrepidity, hardihood, gameness, ballsiness (taboo slang) Will anyone have the bottle to go through with it?
bottle out (Brit. informal) get cold feet, give up, withdraw, back out, cop out (slang), chicken out (informal) I haven't come all this way to bottle out.
bottle something up suppress, check, contain, conceal, curb, restrain, cover up, withhold, stifle, repress, smother, keep secret, shut in, keep back, sweep under the carpet (informal), hold in check, hold in or back Tension in the home increases if you bottle things up.
hit the bottle start drinking, take to drink, go on a bender (informal), drown your sorrows, fall off the bandwagon After my mother died my father hit the bottle.
Bottles
ampulla, carboy, caster, decanter, demijohn, feeding bottle, flacon, flagon, flask, gourd, half-jack, hot-water bottle, lagena, miniature, Nansen bottle, phial, pycnometer, screw top, soda siphon, stubby, vinaigrette, water bottle, Woulfe bottleCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
زُجاجَةقَنَنينَهيَضَعُ في قَنّينَه
láhevplnitstáčet do lahví
flaskesutteflasketappe
audacobotelosuĉbotelo
pullopullottaarohkeustuttipullojänistää
boca
palackoz
botol
flaskasetja á flösku
ボトル
병
błtelispilstyti į buteliuspralaidumo sumažėjimassiaurumaslopinti
pildīt / liet pudelēpudele
biberonsticlă
stáčať do fliaš
steklenica
buteljka
flaska
chupa
ขวด
chai
bottle
[ˈbɒtl]A. N
B. VT
1. [+ wine] → embotellar; [+ fruit] → envasar, enfrascar
2. (Brit) he bottled it → se rajó
C. CPD bottle bank N → contenedor m de vidrio
bottle brush N → escobilla f, limpiabotellas m inv (Bot) → callistemon m
bottle opener N → abrebotellas m inv, destapador m (LAm)
bottle party N fiesta a la que cada invitado contribuye con una botella
bottle brush N → escobilla f, limpiabotellas m inv (Bot) → callistemon m
bottle opener N → abrebotellas m inv, destapador m (LAm)
bottle party N fiesta a la que cada invitado contribuye con una botella
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bottle
[ˈbɒtəl] n → bouteille f
bottle of wine → bouteille de vin
bottle of milk → bouteille de lait
wine bottle → bouteille à vin
milk bottle → bouteille à lait
to hit the bottle → picoler
bottle of wine → bouteille de vin
bottle of milk → bouteille de lait
wine bottle → bouteille à vin
milk bottle → bouteille à lait
to hit the bottle → picoler
[baby] → biberon m
[perfume, medicine] → flacon m
(British) (= courage) → cran m
vt
[+ wine] → mettre en bouteille(s); [+ fruit] → mettre en conserve
bottled beer → bière f en bouteille
bottled water → eau f en bouteille
bottled beer → bière f en bouteille
bottled water → eau f en bouteille
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bottle
n
(Brit inf) → Mumm m → (in den Knochen) (inf)
vt
bottle
:bottle bank
n → Altglascontainer m
bottle blonde
n (inf) → Wasserstoffblondine f (inf)
bottle
:bottle-fed
bottle-green
adj → flaschengrün
bottleneck
n (lit, fig) → Engpass m
bottle-opener
n → Flaschenöffner m
bottle party
n → Bottleparty f
bottle
:bottle rack
n → Flaschengestell nt
bottle top
n → Flaschenverschluss m
bottle-washer
n → Flaschenreiniger m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bottle
[ˈbɒtl]1. n → bottiglia; (of perfume, shampoo) → flacone m; (baby's) → biberon m inv, poppatoio
bottle of wine/milk → bottiglia di vino/latte
wine/milk bottle → bottiglia da vino/del latte
bottle of wine/milk → bottiglia di vino/latte
wine/milk bottle → bottiglia da vino/del latte
2. vt (wine) → imbottigliare; (fruit) → conservare (in vasetti)
bottle out vi + adv (Brit) to bottle out (of sth) → tirarsi indietro (da qc)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bottle
(ˈbotl) noun a hollow narrow-necked container for holding liquids etc. a lemonade bottle.
verb to put into bottles.
ˈbottleneck noun a place where slowing down or stopping of traffic, progress etc occurs. a bottleneck caused by roadworks.
bottle up to prevent (eg one's feelings) from becoming obvious. Don't bottle up your anger.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bottle
→ زُجاجَة láhev flaske Flasche μπουκάλι botella pullo bouteille boca bottiglia ボトル 병 fles flaske butelka garrafa бутылка flaska ขวด şişe chai 瓶子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bot·tle
n. botella, frasco, [infant] biberón, mamadera; Mex. pote, tele;
___ feeding → alimentación por biberón;
___ propping → suplemento con biberón.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- I have a bottle of liquor to declare (US)
I have a bottle of spirits to declare (UK) - A bottle of mineral water
- A bottle of sparkling mineral water
- A bottle of still mineral water
- A bottle of the house wine
- A bottle of red wine
- A bottle of white wine
- Please bring another bottle
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bottle
n botella; (for pills) botella, frasco, pomo (Mex, CA); baby — biberón m, mamadera (Amer), pacha (CA); hot-water — bolsa de agua calienteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.