bottle

¹bot·tle

noun, often attributive \ˈbä-t^əl\

Definition of BOTTLE

1

a : a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle b : a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid

2

: the quantity held by a bottle

3

a : intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking <slipped deeper and deeper into the bottle — Anne Bernays> b : liquid food (as milk) used in place of mother's milk

4

slang British : mettle, courage

— bot·tle·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Examples of BOTTLE

1. We drank a bottle of wine.
2. He says he's lost too many years to the bottle, and that he's giving up alcohol.
3. Her struggles with the bottle affected her entire family.
4. Has the baby finished her bottle yet?
5. raised on a bottle instead of breast milk

Origin of BOTTLE

Middle English botel, from Old French botele, from Medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of Late Latin buttis cask

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BOTTLE

Synonyms: aqua vitae, ardent spirits, booze, alcohol, drink, firewater, grog, hooch [slang], inebriant, intoxicant, John Barleycorn, juice [slang], liquor, lush [slang], moonshine, potable, rum, sauce [slang], spirits, stimulant, strong drink, tipple

Antonyms: nonintoxicant

Related Words: aperitif, bracer, chaser, digestif, nightcap; belt, load, nip, peg [British], pop, shooter, shot, slug, snifter, snort, tot, whet; cocktail, mixed drink; ale, beer, brew, brewage, brewski [slang], home brew, malt liquor, microbrew, mum, nappy [chiefly Scottish]; mead, sake (or saki), wine; barley-bree (also barley-broo) [chiefly Scottish], brandy, gin, liqueur, mao-tai, mescal, schnapps, tequila, vodka, whiskey (or whisky); Dutch courage

Near Antonyms: cold feet, faintheartedness, fearfulness, mousiness, timidity, timorousness; feebleness, softness, weakness; impotence, ineffectualness; hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution

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Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

Rhymes with BOTTLE

dottle, glottal, mottle, pottle, ratel, throttle, wattle