a rigid or semirigid container, esp for liquids, usu of glass or plastic, with a comparatively narrow neck or mouth
the contents of a bottle
bottled milk used to feed infants, or its purpose-designed container
The baby has had her bottle
Brit, informal courage; = nerve1 (2)
He didn't have the bottle to go through with it
hit the bottle
informal to start drinking alcohol heavily
on the bottle
informal drinking heavily
bottleful (pl bottlefuls) noun
[Middle English botel via early French bouteille from medieval Latin butticula, dimin. of late Latin buttis cask]