bottle1 nounbottle2 verb
bottlebot‧tle1 /ˈbɒtl $ ˈbɑːtl/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 
WORD ORIGINbottle1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French bouteille, from Medieval Latin butticula, from Late Latin buttis ‘wooden container for liquid’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Do you want me to give Kayla her bottle?
- Egon managed to drink half a bottle of schnapps that night.
- I only want one glass, not a whole bottle.
- A bottle of Trazadone, an anti-depressant medicine, was in the cabin.
- It was time for a bit of bottle, not for knocking knees.
- On the table in the milk bottle was the daffodil he'd picked.
- Plastic bags can choke animals and broken bottles can cut them.
- The genie is out of the bottle.
- They found several oil bottles in his car of the same brand as one found at the starting point of the fire.
- We ended up with about a dozen assorted gin, whisky and stout bottles.
- We took our bottles of beer.
Longman Language Activatorto get drunk
· Their idea of a good time is to go out and get drunk.· I can't remember the last time I got drunk.get drunk on · She sometimes gets drunk on two glasses of wine.
to drink a lot of alcohol with the purpose of getting drunk, in order to forget your problems: · After his girlfriend left he spent the evening drowning his sorrows in a local bar.drown your sorrows in: · You can't just sit around day after day drowning your sorrows in whiskey.
informal to start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, especially in order to forget your problems: · When his wife died he hit the bottle again.· My sister's been hitting the bottle a lot lately and her work is starting to suffer.
WORD SETSbaby carriage, nounbabyish, adjectivebaby milk, nounbaby walker, nounbib, nounbooster seat, nounbottle, nounbottle-feed, verbbouncing, adjectivebuggy, nounchange, verbcradle, nouncreche, nouncrib, nouncrib death, nouncrow, verbcut, verbday care, noundiaper, noundiaper rash, noundummy, nounexpress, verbfeed, nounfeeding-bottle, nounformula, nounfractious, adjectivehood, nounmatinée jacket, nounmilk, nounMoses basket, nounnappy, nounnightlight, nounnipple, nounnursery, nounpacifier, nounpapoose, nounperambulator, nounpoop, nounpoo-poo, nounpotty, nounpotty-training, nounpram, nounpushchair, nounrusk, nounsitter, nounsling, nounspoon-feed, verbstroller, nounswaddling clothes, nounteat, nounzwieback, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
My first baby just wouldn’t take a bottle at all. a pint of lager a litre bottle of wine a bottle opener Has anyone seen my pen top?
My first baby just wouldn’t take a bottle at all. (=regularly drink too much) She was under a lot of stress, and started hitting the bottle.
She was under a lot of stress, and started hitting the bottle. British English (=be drinking a lot of alcohol regularly)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=served in a bottle)· We sell a wide selection of draught and bottled beers.
(=a bottle/can for beer)· Empty beer cans littered the ground.
(=containing beer)· The fridge was full of cans of beer.
(=a small container for gas)· The gas bottles need to be stored in a safe place.
· Glass bottles can be recycled very easily.
a pint of lager a litre bottle of wine· Put the empty milk bottles into the crates.
· I accidentally knocked over a bottle of milk.
a bottle opener· He gave me a bottle of my favourite perfume.
Has anyone seen my pen top? (=water to drink that you buy in bottles)· Sales of bottled water have rocketed.
· They opened a bottle of wine.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· He took the empty bottle and went into the school garden.· I loved to pick through trash piles and collect empty bottles, tin cans with Pretty labels, and discarded magazines.· The almost empty bottle of Scotch was in keeping with Moore, and so was one glass.· As she stood up an empty wine bottle clattered off the bench and rolled down the pavement.· So now the movie houses are taking empty bottles as payment, turning them back in to the bottlers for cash.· In front of each team at a distance of about two yards, place a mirror, a spoon an empty bottle or jar.· Piles of damp clothes lie on the floor next to old pairs of shoes, empty vodka bottles and scraps of paper.
· Red check document box; green box; bottle of Lait Moussant.· The glint of the green bottle on the glass shelf above the basin.· When the last green bottle accidentally falls, there are no green bottles hanging on the wall.· It was too late, Fon thought, her mind on the green bottle, far too late.· The light deepened till she looked like a ballerina in a green glass bottle.· It comes in a green bottle and that is the major pleasure it affords.· The outside of the green bottle became crusted with frost.
· She'd come and give me a hot water bottle.· She has a lid for the pan and a borrowed hot water bottle with her.· And we've no hot water bottles or extra blankets on board.· In the example, no claim in tort would lie if the hot water bottle did not give off enough heat.· A hot water bottle in the small of your back should help.· Try placing a hot water bottle low down on your tummy and another at your back.· One night I promised myself a hot water bottle, a basket of marzipan fruits and a video.· Example Alice bought a hot water bottle from a retailer which did not give off any heat.
· Virtually all the large bottles here are of thick, opaque blue glass.· A large bottle of Bell's whisky.· He went into an off-licence and bought a large bottle of Bell's.· The witchdoctor poured some milky medicine from a large bottle into a spoon and gave it to me to drink.· A large, teardrop-shaped bottle is the basis of the system we saw.· The Swan fountain pen and inkwell are filled from a large blue bottle of Stephens's ink.· She entered and took from its shelves two large bottles of red wine.
· The little brown bottle caught my eye again, and putting my cup and saucer down I uncapped and re-examined it.· The set came equipped with chemicals, minerals, and various treated papers all in little square bottles.· Sophia noticed that the tall handsome priest sitting over the other side from her also bought a great many of the little bottles.· I bought a little bottle of Alka-Seltzer and ran home.· The little bottles with a brush on the end of them are also suitable for this job.· A little ink bottle and two pens were fastened to its floor by gold brackets.· I hold the little white bottle.· Sometimes they have little bottles of stuff called Softwash on hotel shelves, which the guests take with them on leaving.
· All you need is a light and a few empty plastic bottles.· A lime-green book cover, a plastic soda bottle, newspapers, a telephone book, a blue Frisbee, something pink.· Keep refrigerated in small plastic bottles until a demonstration.· Stash a plastic spray bottle with a mixture of bleach and water under the sink.· Using tyre tubes and air-filled plastic bottles as life-jackets, they stayed within sight of land and took turns rowing.· Drinks, of course, were a different matter; all liquids simply had to be kept in plastic squeeze bottles.· Alternatively, you can make your own by filling two plastic bottles with water or sand or use cans of beans.· That move is aimed at meeting global demand for plastic bottles.
· The small brown bottle contained 28 Carbemazapine tablets, described as small and white.· Manny walked over to his bed with a small bottle of aspirin.· The worms can be graded according to size, simply by shaking the harvested worms in some water in a small bottle.· I took the five dollars and bought small bottles of Swank lotion for the others, which smelled as wonderful as his.· On it you will find some packets of chemical powders, a small bottle and a book.· Galvanized metal buckets, filled with ice, can hold beverages such as small bottles of ice tea, juices and water.· He was dressed in clothes that were much too large for him, and in his hand he held a small bottle.· The small bottles will sell at retail for $ 1 or less, which Tran hopes will lure first-time users.
· They drank the whole bottle in perfect accord.· Right next to me was a bottle of antihistamines, and I just ate up the whole bottle.· With Caliban it's as if somebody made him drink a whole bottle of whisky.· Or you can take home the whole bottle for $ 370.· He poured a measure into a shallow quaich, but took thought; and held out to Lachlan the whole bottle.· Don't make the baby finish the whole bottle if he doesn't seem to want it.· Sometimes the tunes are ethereal and somnolent like Brian Eno after a whole bottle of Actifed.· I knew a whole bottle was a mistake.
NOUN· Perhaps soon there will be battery banks as there are bottle banks.
· The incident leading to the court case had been sparked by a beer bottle being thrown at him the previous night.· But they had a bucket of beer bottles and everything was fine.· The camera, re-entering the world of normal gravity, dropped hard beside my shoes. Beer bottles were everywhere.· Zhu had a metal pail, Zheng carried three empty beer bottles, and the policewoman held a ladle.· She trailed around the room picking up beer bottles, looking oddly like a bee with broken wings.· The beer bottle played in his big hands like a thimble.· Needless to say, she was not in the chorus as she had legs like inverted beer bottles.· Intellekt claims that any old beer bottle fits the description.
· They took turns with a champagne bottle.· Leyland, 52, later circled the clubhouse, clutching a champagne bottle and hugging players.· And then the champagne bottle, still stupidly held, still half full, slipped and fell.· She had been bludgeoned to death with a champagne bottle by her husband David, 48, who then killed himself.· His colleagues broke open a champagne bottle inside the City Hall to celebrate.· No crass shaker of champagne bottles.· Duclos rattled the empty champagne bottle impatiently against the table-top as he picked them up.· Ladies of the night dancing on tables among the champagne bottles while watched lecherously by older, affluent-looking chaps.
· Method: Funnel the grapeseed oil into a dark glass bottle, add the essential oils and shake well.· Officials fear glass bottles could break and injure visitors or, after the show, damage aircraft.· The first was a heap of glass bottles and flasks, all of them covered with dust and cobwebs.· In previous years, all coolers were inspected for glass bottles and alcoholic beverages before visitors entered the viewing area.· These were a dozen or so stoppered glass bottles containing a selection of Wakelate's most virulent and inventive poisons.· What collectors refer to as historical flasks are glass bottles blown into metal molds between about 1815 and 1870.· In this bin is placed tin cans, washed and flattened, hard plastics and glass bottles.· Method: Funnel the distilled water and cider vinegar into a dark glass bottle, add the essences and shake well.
· Several residents have reported that their milk bottles have been torn open by birds.· Glasses and milk bottles rattled on the counter.· Doyle was flung back across the table, a milk bottle exploding in the bag he held across his chest.· Not just the clink of milk bottles, but more strangely, the sounds of a group with a few pintas of potential.· Albert: Things ... like going around smashing milk bottles.· He can do his gallivanting in the daylight hours with or without milk bottles.· On the table in the milk bottle was the daffodil he'd picked.· Over all this went a soft metal lid, similar to a modern milk bottle top.
· Over all this went a soft metal lid, similar to a modern milk bottle top.· Opening trick: stop nail polish bottle tops from sticking by smearing the grooves with some Vaseline.· The habit of opening milk bottle tops spread through several species of birds by an analogous cultural process.
· In the example, no claim in tort would lie if the hot water bottle did not give off enough heat.· She has a lid for the pan and a borrowed hot water bottle with her.· Take the frozen water bottle, remove the lid, invert and rest on the compost towards the centre of the plants.· Out tumbled a water bottle and three children.· Agnes hastily passed her the water bottle.· Families are advised to bring comfortable walking shoes, water bottles, sunscreen and snacks to the site.
· The vinegar - one plain and one with chilli - comes in whisky bottles.· Instead he reached for the whisky bottle.· Harriet pushed back the whisky bottle and poured out two sherries.· Put away the whisky bottle, unlock the doors and open the windows.· Jackknifed over the whisky bottle, Barry listened to the radio commentary in closing-time light.· A friend fills hers with miniature whisky bottles for the men and lace handkerchiefs for the women.· But put it in a Scotch Whisky bottle, and the tax is 19.81p.
VERB· The first woman to reply told me to bring a bottle of wine.· They sent Gitler to the kitchen and brought another bottle of wine.· She brought out a bottle of red wine from the cupboard.· We must have forgotten to bring the gas bottle.· He brought out the bottle and the plastic cups.· Sergio had brought a bottle of wine.· He brought the bottle over to the stove and poured him-self another shot.
· It was not unusual for him, unaided, to drink two bottles of wine in as many hours.· Meanwhile, he was passed out in his room, having drunk an entire bottle of Scotch alone.· They ate out there too and drank one of the bottles of wine they had brought.· Into the picture walked a man drinking from a quart bottle of beer partially concealed in a brown paper bag.· Tam drank, lowered the bottle, and examined the contents.· She drank from bottles hidden in the bathroom, in the closet, or under the bed.· They drank the whole bottle in perfect accord.· She was sitting at her desk in the living room, fiddling with a pencil and drinking from a bottle of beer.
· He was hoping to hit bottles he had placed on the roof of the garage opposite.· The defendant contended that he thought that he was a good enough shot to hit only the bottles.· Some nights he'd hit the vodka bottle and I'd be crying and begging him to stop drinking.· So that ruins your idea that I was hit with the bottle standing beside the bed.· His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle.· Instead he hit the bottle and blamed her for it.
· They were passing a bottle back and forth between them.· As I became older, my father would drink his beer and occasionally pass the bottle to me.· Agnes hastily passed her the water bottle.· He took three large swallows and passed the bottle to his wife.· Their hands touched as she passed him the bottle.· Somebody passed a bottle of rotgut, the bottom of it.· He had hinted that it might be kind to pass the empty bottle of Scotch over when he'd drunk it.· The soldiers huddled under the oak tree, passing around a bottle.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► chief cook and bottle washer► crack open a bottle► let the genie out of the bottle► kill a beer/bottle of wine etc
1- He's let the bottle ruin his life.
- He brings a bottle of bubbly and a basketball.
- I've brought a bottle with me and put it in the fridge.
- Now that we are a little more prosperous, the habit of bringing a bottle seems to have dropped off.
- Sergio had brought a bottle of wine.
- The first woman to reply told me to bring a bottle of wine.
- The Treasury, however, conspicuously failed to bring a bottle to this party.
- His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle.
- Instead he hit the bottle and blamed her for it.
[countable] a container with a narrow top for keeping liquids in, usually made of plastic or glass: an empty bottlea wine/milk/beer etc bottlebottle of a bottle of champagne2[countable] (also bottleful) the amount of liquid that a bottle contains: Between us, we drank three bottles of wine.3[countable] a container for babies to drink from, with a rubber part on top that they suck, or the milk contained in this bottle: My first baby just wouldn’t take a bottle at all.4the bottle alcoholic drink – used when talking about the problems drinking can cause: Peter let the bottle ruin his life.hit the bottle (=regularly drink too much) She was under a lot of stress, and started hitting the bottle.be on the bottle British English (=be drinking a lot of alcohol regularly)5[uncountable] British English informal courage to do something that is dangerous or unpleasant SYN nerve: I never thought she’d have the bottle to do it!6bring a bottle British English, bring your own bottle American English used when you invite someone to an informal party, to tell them that they should bring their own bottle of alcoholic drink → hot-water bottlebottle1 nounbottle2 verb
bottlebottle2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
bottle
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | bottle |
| he, she, it | bottles | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bottled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bottled |
| he, she, it | has bottled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bottled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bottle |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bottled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am bottling |
| he, she, it | is bottling | |
| you, we, they | are bottling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was bottling |
| you, we, they | were bottling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bottling |
| he, she, it | has been bottling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bottling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bottling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bottling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- wine bottled in Oregon
- She couldn't possibly keep a gigantic secret like that bottled up inside her.
- They will expect you to bottle up your inner uncertainty, whatever it is about.
- Try not to bottle up emotions.
Longman Language Activatorto hide your feelings
to deliberately not show what you are feeling or thinking: · He hides his real feelings under that big smile.· "That's OK," she said, trying to hide her disappointment.hide something from somebody: · I tried to hide my anxiety from the rest of the family by pretending that everything was normal.
to not show in your face, voice, or movements what you really think or feel: · If she was surprised, she didn't show it.· My husband never shows emotion, so I never know if he's upset.
formal to hide your feelings or intentions especially when you have to make an effort to do this: · Kim could barely conceal her annoyance that I had arrived so late.· I yawned, not bothering to conceal my boredom.conceal something from somebody: · Hawkins was incapable of concealing how he felt from his close friends.
to avoid showing your true feelings or intentions by pretending to feel something else: · Kate gave a cheerful smile, somehow managing to disguise her embarrassment.· "That's great!" she cried, unable to disguise her excitement.· He often masked his feelings of guilt by becoming angry at the people he had wronged.
to not allow yourself to show your feelings, especially if you are angry, worried, or upset - use this especially when you think it would be better for someone to show their feelings so they can be dealt with: bottle something up: · It's not healthy to bottle all your feelings up like that.· The anger that he had bottled up inside him finally exploded.keep something bottled up: · She wanted to cry but she kept it bottled up inside.
formal to not allow yourself to feel or show strong feelings such as anger, sadness, or love, especially when you have difficulty controlling these feelings: · She had had to suppress her feelings for George throughout his long marriage to her friend.· Finally Glen could suppress his anger no longer and he lashed out at his mother.
formal to deliberately stop yourself from having or expressing particular feelings, especially because you are ashamed of them, in a way that may have harmful mental effects: · Individuals who repress their sexual desires often suffer from psychological problems.· Denying or repressing sorrow often seems the easiest way out when confronted with death.
to pretend that you are happy or confident when in fact you are very upset about something but you do not want to show this: · When she lost her job she put on a brave face and said it didn't matter.· Most of his teammates put up a brave front when they talked about his departure.put on a brave face/put up a brave front on: · The speech was given to put a brave face on the president's declining popularity.
WORD SETSallspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pint of lager a litre bottle of wine a bottle opener Has anyone seen my pen top?
(=served in a bottle)· We sell a wide selection of draught and bottled beers.
(=a bottle/can for beer)· Empty beer cans littered the ground.
(=containing beer)· The fridge was full of cans of beer.
(=a small container for gas)· The gas bottles need to be stored in a safe place.
· Glass bottles can be recycled very easily.
a pint of lager a litre bottle of wine· Put the empty milk bottles into the crates.
· I accidentally knocked over a bottle of milk.
a bottle opener· He gave me a bottle of my favourite perfume.
Has anyone seen my pen top? (=water to drink that you buy in bottles)· Sales of bottled water have rocketed.
· They opened a bottle of wine.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· They would see the anti-nuclear movement as having bottled out.· Here's what the show left out: The rebels originally planned to invade Ulster but bottled out.· But when he goes for a test, he bottles out and leaves the hospital.
· Talking to some one about how she was feeling and not bottling up her worries. 3.· House members saw a need to move quickly to avoid having the legislation bottled up by possible impeachment proceedings.· He bottled up what had happened at Changi.· Elizabeth Dole, on the other hand, tends to keep her own moderate views bottled up inside.· They will expect you to bottle up your inner uncertainty, whatever it is about.· You keep everything bottled up inside of you.· She couldn't possibly keep a gigantic secret like that bottled up inside her.· No bottling up for me; no turning the other cheek for Walt.
NOUN· In a test last year, tasters preferred London tap water to bottled mineral waters.· But they have no belongings with them, no day packs, no water bottles for the trek across the desert.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► chief cook and bottle washer► crack open a bottle► let the genie out of the bottle► kill a beer/bottle of wine etc
1to put a liquid, especially wine or beer, into a bottle after you have made it: - His 1954 marriage to Born Free star Virginia McKenna broke up and he hit the bottle.
- Instead he hit the bottle and blamed her for it.
The whisky is bottled here before being sent abroad.2 British English to put vegetables or fruit into special glass containers in order to preserve them SYN can American Englishbottle out (also bottle it) phrasal verb British English informal to suddenly decide not to do something because you are frightened SYN cop out: ‘Did you tell him?’ ‘No, I bottled out at the last minute.’bottle something ↔ up phrasal verb1to deliberately not allow yourself to show a strong feeling or emotion: It is far better to cry than to bottle up your feelings.2to cause problems by delaying something: The bill has been bottled up in Congress.