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bottle

/ˈbɑtəl/

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What does bottle mean?

noun

  1. A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
  2. The contents of such a container.
  3. A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
More meanings (13)

noun

  1. (informal) (originally bottle and glass as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
  2. A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing.
  3. (figuratively) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.
  4. A building; house.
  5. (obsolete) A dwelling; habitation.
  6. (obsolete) A bundle, especially of hay; something tied in a bundle.

verb

  1. To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
  2. To feed (an infant) baby formula.
  3. (slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
  4. (slang) To throw away a leading position.
  5. (slang) To strike (someone) with a bottle.
  6. (slang) To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.
  7. Of pages printed several on a sheet: to rotate slightly when the sheet is folded two or more times.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɑtəl/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈbɑɾɫ̩/
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Anne fled to the pantry and returned with a small bottle partially filled with a brown liquid and labeled yellowly, “Best Vanilla.”
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
And there was a bottle that had had milk in it, and it had a rag stopper for a baby to suck.
Mark TwainAdventures of Huckleberry FinnProject Gutenberg ebook #76
More book examples (3)
There was literally a taste of life on his lips as he sat down to dinner and ordered a bottle of champagne.
Willa CatherAlexander's BridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #94
Marian alone, thanks to her bottle of liquor and her stoutness of build, stood the strain upon back and arms without suffering.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
He found a woman, who took a bottle of camphor, a jug of water, and some towels, and started on the run.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111