often attributive
1
a
: a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle
b
: a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid
2
: the quantity held by a bottle
3
a
: intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking
slipped deeper and deeper into the bottle—
Anne Bernays
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b
: liquid food (such as milk) used in place of mother's milk
bottled; bottling
ˈbä-tᵊl-iŋ 
ˈbät-liŋ
1
a
: to confine as if in a bottle : restrain
—usually used with up
bottling up their anger
b
: to put or keep in a position or situation that makes free activity, progress, or escape difficult or impossible
—usually used with up
bottle up legislation in committee
2
: to put into or as if into a bottle
wished she could bottle their energy
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Examples of bottle in a Sentence
Noun
We drank a bottle of wine.
He says he's lost too many years to the bottle, and that he's giving up alcohol.
Her struggles with the bottle affected her entire family.
Has the baby finished her bottle yet?
raised on a bottle instead of breast milk
Verb
The restaurant bottles its own ginger ale.
Near the top of the mountain, the climbers relied on bottled oxygen to breathe.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
These bottles convey the elegance and purity of Sylvain’s experience in Burgundy with the unique blends and terroir of the Luberon.
—Erica Duecy, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The fall 2024 release is 11 years old (falling on the younger end of the age range for Old Fitzgerald), meaning it was distilled in the fall of 2013 and bottled in the fall of this year.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The best chance to find Van Winkle products at a fair price is through lotteries offered by many retailers, where consumers can purchase bottles from the collection at MSRP, according to the news release.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
These bottles convey the elegance and purity of Sylvain’s experience in Burgundy with the unique blends and terroir of the Luberon.
—Erica Duecy, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
The whiskeys are produced at the Green River Distillery in Kentucky, with most expressions bottled at 100 proof, except for the higher-strength offerings like the 18-Year American Straight Whiskey at 121 proof.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The fall 2024 release is 11 years old (falling on the younger end of the age range for Old Fitzgerald), meaning it was distilled in the fall of 2013 and bottled in the fall of this year.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Bottle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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bottle
noun
bot·tle
ˈbät-ᵊl
often attributive
1
: a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle see wash bottle
2
: liquid food usually consisting of milk and supplements that is fed from a bottle (as to an infant) in place of mother's milk
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