- bottle someone up
- usu. be bottled up keep (someone) trapped or contained
he had to stay bottled up in New York
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bottle — [[t]bɒ̱t(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ bottles, bottling, bottled 1) N COUNT A bottle is a glass or plastic container in which drinks and other liquids are kept. Bottles are usually round with straight sides and a narrow top. There were two empty beer bottles on… … English dictionary
bottle — bot|tle1 W2S1 [ˈbɔtl US ˈba:tl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: bouteille, from Medieval Latin butticula, from Late Latin buttis wooden container for liquid ] 1.) a container with a narrow top for keeping liquids in, usually made of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bottle — /ˈbɒtl / (say botl) noun 1. a portable vessel with a neck or mouth, now commonly made of glass, used for holding liquids. 2. the contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains: a bottle of wine. 3. a bottle with a rubber nipple from which a… …
bottle — bot|tle1 [ batl ] noun *** 1. ) count a glass or plastic container for liquids, usually with a narrow part at the top that is called the neck: an empty beer bottle bottle of: a bottle of champagne/perfume/cooking oil a ) the liquid in a bottle or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bottle up — verb control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior • Syn: ↑inhibit, ↑suppress • Derivationally related forms: ↑suppression (for: ↑suppress) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bottle*/*/*/ — [ˈbɒt(ə)l] noun I 1) [C] a glass or plastic container for liquids an empty beer bottle[/ex] a bottle of cooking oil[/ex] 2) [C] the amount of liquid that a bottle contains They drank the whole bottle.[/ex] 3) [U] British informal the confidence… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bottle-oh — /ˈbɒtl oʊ/ (say botl oh) noun Colloquial 1. Also, bottle o. (formerly) someone who collected empty bottles for sale or re use. 2. → bottler1 (def. 2). {def. 1 from the dealer s cry bottle oh} …
bottle-blond — bottˈle blond or (fem) bottˈle blonde noun Someone whose blond(e) hair colouring came out of a bottle (ie is artificial, not natural) • • • Main Entry: ↑bottle … Useful english dictionary
bottle-blonde — bottˈle blond or (fem) bottˈle blonde noun Someone whose blond(e) hair colouring came out of a bottle (ie is artificial, not natural) • • • Main Entry: ↑bottle … Useful english dictionary
The Bottle Imp — (1891) is a short story by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson usually found in the short story collection Island Nights Entertainments . It was first published in the Herald New York (Feb March 1891) and Black and White London (March… … Wikipedia
