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bottle
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[ˈbɒtl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a glass or plastic container with a narrow neck, used for storing drinks or other liquids
(e.g: he opened the bottle of beer)
- the courage or confidence needed to do something difficult or dangerous
(e.g: I lost my bottle completely and ran)
Phrases:
- be full bottle on
- hit the bottle
- in bottle
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Old French boteille, from medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of late Latin buttis ‘cask, wineskin’ (see butt)
[ˈbɒtl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- place (drinks or other liquid) in bottles
(e.g: the wine was bottled in 1997)
- throw a glass bottle at (someone)
(e.g: he was bottled offstage at a club)
- lose one's nerve and decide not to do (something)
(e.g: the leader had completely bottled his confrontation with them)
Phrases:
- be full bottle on
- hit the bottle
- in bottle
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Old French boteille, from medieval Latin butticula, diminutive of late Latin buttis ‘cask, wineskin’ (see butt)
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