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bottle
/ˈbɑtəl/
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What does bottle mean?
noun
- A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
- The contents of such a container.
- A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
More meanings (13)
noun
- (informal) (originally bottle and glass as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
- A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing.
- (figuratively) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.
- A building; house.
- (obsolete) A dwelling; habitation.
- (obsolete) A bundle, especially of hay; something tied in a bundle.
verb
- To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
- To feed (an infant) baby formula.
- (slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
- (slang) To throw away a leading position.
- (slang) To strike (someone) with a bottle.
- (slang) To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.
- 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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Anne fled to the pantry and returned with a small bottle partially filled with a brown liquid and labeled yellowly, “Best Vanilla.”
And there was a bottle that had had milk in it, and it had a rag stopper for a baby to suck.
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There was literally a taste of life on his lips as he sat down to dinner and ordered a bottle of champagne.
Marian alone, thanks to her bottle of liquor and her stoutness of build, stood the strain upon back and arms without suffering.
He found a woman, who took a bottle of camphor, a jug of water, and some towels, and started on the run.