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   bottle

   /ˈbɒtl/

   noun

   • 1. a glass or plastic container with a narrow neck, used for storing drinks or other liquids: "he opened the bottle of beer" Similar containerflaskcarafedecanterpitcherflagoncarboydemijohn
   • ▪ the contents of a bottle: "she managed to get through a bottle of wine"
   • ▪ used in reference to the heavy drinking of alcohol: informal "more women are taking to the bottle"
   • ▪ a bottle fitted with a teat for giving milk or other drinks to babies and very young children.
   • ▪ a large metal cylinder holding liquefied gas.
   • 2. the courage or confidence needed to do something difficult or dangerous: informal British "I lost my bottle completely and ran" Similar couragecourageousnessbraveryvalourintrepidityboldnessnerveconfidencedaringaudacitypluckpluckinessspiritmettlespinebackbonesteelfibrestout-heartednessinformal:gutsgutsinessspunkgritgumptiongamenessballsinessmoxiecojonessandvulgar slang:ballsrare:temerariousnessventurousnessOpposite cowardice

   verb

   • 1. place (drinks or other liquid) in bottles: "the wine was bottled in 1997"
   • ▪ preserve (fruit or vegetables) by placing them in glass jars with other ingredients: British "Angela bottled fruit and jam and chutneys"
   • ▪ store (gas) in containers under pressure: "the company is run from premises on Tennyson Street, where the gas is bottled and distributed"
   • 2. throw a glass bottle at (someone): informal "he was bottled offstage at a club"
   • 3. lose one's nerve and decide not to do (something): informal British "the leader had completely bottled his confrontation with them"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French boteille, from medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of late Latin buttis ‘cask, wineskin’ (see butt4).

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