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| bot·tle [ bótt'l ] |
noun (plural bot·tles) |
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1. container for liquids: a container for liquids, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck and no handle
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2. amount in bottle: the amount of liquid contained in a bottle
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3. container for baby's milk: a plastic or glass container with a rubber nipple used for feeding a baby, or an amount of milk given from such a container
  Has he had his bottle yet?
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4. alcohol: alcoholic beverages, or the habit of drinking alcohol to excess
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informal
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fond of the bottle
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transitive verb (past and past participle bot·tled, present participle bot·tling, 3rd person present singular bot·tles) |
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1. put liquid in bottle: to put a liquid that can be consumed in a bottle for storage or sale
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2. U.K. preserve food in jars: to store fruit or vegetables in a preserving liquid in a glass container
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| [14th century. Via Old French boteille< medieval Latin butticula "little cask" < late Latin buttis "cask, barrel"] |
