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Bottles

/ˈbɒtl̩z/

A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.

📖 Definitions of "Bottles"

noun
  1. 1

    A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.

    "Beer is often sold in bottles."

  2. 2

    The contents of such a container.

    "I only drank a bottle of beer."

  3. 3

    A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.

    "The baby wants a bottle."

  4. 4

    Nerve, courage.

    "He was going to ask her out, but he lost his bottle when he saw her."

verb
  1. 1

    To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.

    "This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day."

  2. 2

    To feed (an infant) baby formula.

    "Because of complications she can't breast feed her baby and so she bottles him."

  3. 3

    To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.

    "The rider bottled the big jump."

  4. 4

    To throw away a leading position.

    "Liverpool bottled the Premier League."

noun
  1. 1

    A dwelling; habitation.

  2. 2

    A building; house.

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