Definition of bottle
- slipped deeper and deeper into the bottle
- —Anne Bernays
We drank a bottle of wine.
He says he's lost too many years to the bottle, and that he's giving up alcohol.
Her struggles with the bottle affected her entire family.
Has the baby finished her bottle yet?
raised on a bottle instead of breast milk
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
See Words from the same yearThe restaurant bottles its own ginger ale.
Near the top of the mountain, the climbers relied on bottled oxygen to breathe.
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1594
: a glass or plastic container that has a narrow neck and usually has no handle
: the amount contained in a bottle
the bottle : alcoholic drink
: to put (something) into a bottle so that it can be sold or so that it is easier to use
: to put (fruit or vegetables) in a jar using a special procedure that preserves them
See words that rhyme with bottle Spanish Central: Translation of bottle Nglish: Translation of bottle for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of bottle for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about bottle
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