bottle
/ˈbɑ.təl/ · bot·tle
noun
- A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. Beer is often sold in bottles.
- The contents of such a container. I only drank a bottle of beer.
- A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants. The baby wants a bottle.
verb
- To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day.
- To feed (an infant) baby formula. Because of complications she can't breast feed her baby and so she bottles him.
- To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage. The rider bottled the big jump.
Did you know? The word 'bottle' has been used in various forms since the 13th century, with the first recorded use in Middle English referring to a container for liquids.