bottle

bot·tle  (btl)

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.

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[Middle English botel, from Old French botele, from Medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of Late Latin buttis, cask.]

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bottler n.

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bottle¹

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. (Physics / General Physics) short for magnetic bottle

5. Brit slang nerve; courage (esp in the phrase lose one's bottle)

6. Brit slang money collected by street entertainers or buskers

full bottle Austral slang well-informed and enthusiastic about something

the bottle Informal drinking of alcohol, esp to excess

vb (tr)

1. to put or place (wine, beer, jam, etc.) in a bottle or bottles

2. (Engineering / Chemical Engineering) to store (gas) in a portable container under pressure

3. Slang to injure by thrusting a broken bottle into (a person)

4. Brit slang (of a busker) to collect money from the bystanders See also bottle out, bottle up

[from Old French botaille, from Medieval Latin butticula literally: a little cask, from Late Latin buttis cask, butt⁴]

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bottle²

n

Dialect a bundle, esp of hay

[from Old French botel, from botte bundle, of Germanic origin]

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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.

Thesaurus

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 capped beer bottle - a bottle that holds beer bottlecap - a cap that seals a bottle carafe, decanter - a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water carboy - a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container catsup bottle, ketchup bottle - a bottle that holds catsup crewet, cruet - bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table 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 gourd, calabash - bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd 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 bottleful 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 children feeding bottle, nursing bottle nipple - 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" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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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 bottle

Translations

bottle [ˈbɒtl]

A. N

1. (gen) → botella f; (empty) → envase m; [of ink, scent] → frasco m; (baby's) → biberón m
to hit or take to the bottle → darse a la bebida

2. (Brit) (= courage) it takes a lot of bottle to → hay que tener muchas agallas para ...
to lose one's bottle → rajarse

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 out VI + ADV (Brit) → rajarse
they bottled out of doing it → se rajaron y no lo hicieron

bottle up VT + ADV [+ emotion] → reprimir, contener

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bottle [ˈbɒt^əl]

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

[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

to bottle it (British) → se dégonfler >

bottle up

vt [+ emotion] → refouler, contenir
bottle bank n → conteneur m pour verre usagé
bottled gas n → gaz m en bouteille
bottle-feed [ˈbɒt^əlfiːd] vt → nourrir au biberon
bottle-green [ˌbɒt^əlˈgriːn] adj → vert bouteille inv
bottle green n → vert m bouteille inv

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bottle

n

→ Flasche f; a bottle of wine → eine Flasche Wein

(Brit inf) → Mumm m → (in den Knochen) (inf)

(fig inf: = drink) → Flasche f (inf); to be off the bottle → nicht mehr trinken; to take to the bottle → zur Flasche greifen; he’s too fond of the bottle → er trinkt zu gern ? hit

vt

→ in Flaschen abfüllen; bottled in … → abgefüllt in …

(Brit inf) to bottle it → die Nerven verlieren

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bottle:

bottle bank

n → Altglascontainer m

bottle blonde

n (inf) → Wasserstoffblondine f (inf)

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bottle:

bottle-fed

adj he is bottle → er wird aus der Flasche ernährt; a bottle baby → ein Flaschenkind nt

bottle-feed

vt → aus der Flasche ernähren

bottle-green

adj → flaschengrün

bottleneck

n (lit, fig) → Engpass m

bottle-opener

n → Flaschenöffner m

bottle party

n → Bottleparty f

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bottle:

bottle rack

n → Flaschengestell nt

bottle top

n → Flaschenverschluss m

bottle-washer

n → Flaschenreiniger m

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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

2. vt (wine) → imbottigliare; (fruit) → conservare (in vasetti)

bottle out vi + adv (Brit) to bottle out (of sth) → tirarsi indietro (da qc)

bottle up vt + adv (emotion) → soffocare, reprimere

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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

2. vt (wine) → imbottigliare; (fruit) → conservare (in vasetti)

bottle out vi + adv (Brit) to bottle out (of sth) → tirarsi indietro (da qc)

bottle up vt + adv (emotion) → soffocare, reprimere

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bottle

n bottle [ˈbotl]

a hollow narrow-necked container for holding liquids etc a lemonade bottle. bottel قَنَنينَه бутилка láhev flaske die Flasche φιάλη, μπουκάλι botella pudel بطری pullo bouteille בַּקבּוּק बोतल boca üveg, palack botol flaska bottiglia びん 병 butelis pudele botol fles flaske butelka garrafa sticlă бутылка fľaša steklenica flaša butelj, flaska ขวด şişe 瓶 пляшка پوتل chai lọ 瓶

v

to put into bottles. botteleer, inlê يَضَعُ في قَنّينَه бутилирам plnit (do sklenic), stáčet do lahví tappe in Flaschen füllen εμφιαλώνω embotellar villima در بطری ریختن pullottaa mettre en bouteille(s) לְמָלֵא בַּקבּוּקִים बोतल में बन्द करना, बंधन में रखना puniti boce palackoz memasukkan ke dalam botol setja á flösku imbottigliare びんに詰める 병에 담다 pilstyti į butelius pildīt / liet pudelē botol bottelen, inmaken fylle/tappe på flasker butelkować engarrafar a îmbutelia разливать по бутылкам stáčať do fliaš ustekleničiti flaširati buteljera, tappa på flaska ใส่ขวด şişelemek, şişeye doldurmak 裝瓶 зберігати у пляшках بوتلوں میں ڈالنا đóng chai 装瓶

n bottleneck

a place where slowing down or stopping of traffic, progress etc occurs a bottleneck caused by roadworks. bottelnek عُنْقُ الزُّجاجه، مُخْتَنَق، نُقْطَةُ ازدِحامِ السَّيْر стеснение на път zúžení, dopravní zácpa flaskehals der Engpaß σημείο που προκαλεί μποτιλιάρισμα embotellamiento kitsaskoht محلی که رفت و آمد در آن مشکل است pullonkaula bouchon צְוָואר בַּקבּוּק संकीर्ण स्थान, मार्गावरोध usko grlo útszűkület kemacetan flöskustútur, umferðastífla strettoia, strozzatura 隘路 교통 체증이 생기는 지점 (kelio) siauruma, pralaidumo sumažėjimas (satiksmes) sastrēgums; šaurā vieta bersesak-sesak knelpunt flaskehals wąskie gardło, korek uliczny engarrafamento ambuteiaj пробка, узкий проезд dopravná zápcha zamašek usko grlo flaskhals ถนนส่วนที่มีการจราจรติดขัด dar geçit 瓶頸 пробка رکاوٹ ، اڑچن nút cổ chai 狭口

bottle up

to prevent (eg one's feelings) from becoming obvious Don't bottle up your anger. opkrop يَكْتُمُ مَشاعِرَهُ، يَكْبِتُ عَواطِفَه скривам potlačit, dusit tilbageholde unterdrücken καταπνίγω (μτφ.) reprimir tagasi hoidma سرکوب کردن tukahduttaa refouler לִכְבּוֹש, לא לָתֵת בִּיטוּי रोकना, दबाए रखना zatajiti elfojt menyimpan, menahan byrgja inni contenere, frenare 抑える 억누르다 slopinti, užgniaužti apvaldīt (jūtas) pendam lama-lama opkroppen holde inne med, stenge inne hamować, tłumić conter a înfrâna сдерживать potlačiť skrivati potiskivati stänga inne, hålla tillbaka, dölja ปิดกั้น (ความรู้สึก) baskı/kontrol altında tutmak 壓抑 стримувати, приховувати چھپانا ، پوشیدہ کرنا kiềm chế 抑制

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bottle → زجاجة láhev flaske Flasche μπουκάλι botella pullo bouteille boca bottiglia ボトル 병 fles flaske butelka garrafa бутылка flaska ขวด şişe chai 瓶子