See Also: bottle 1, noun(dictionary)
bottle(1)(dictionary)
bottle(2)(dictionary)
Bottle(medicine)
bottle(3)(dictionary)
bottle(4)(dictionary)
feeding-bottle(dictionary)
bottle 2, verb(dictionary)
hot-water bottle(dictionary)
Brownies in a Bottle(recipes)

bottle 1, noun (oh)




[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: bouteille, from Medieval Latin butticula, from Late Latin buttis 'wooden container for liquid']
[C] a container with a narrow top for keeping liquids in, usually made of plastic or glass
::an empty bottle
a wine/milk/beer etc bottle
bottle of
::a bottle of champagne
[C] also bottleful
the amount of liquid that a bottle contains
::Between us, we drank three bottles of wine.
[C] a container for babies to drink from, with a rubber part on top that they suck, or the milk contained in this bottle
::My first baby just wouldn't take a bottle at all.
the bottle
alcoholic drink - used when talking about the problems drinking can cause
::Peter let the bottle ruin his life.
hit the bottle
(=regularly drink too much)
::She was under a lot of stress, and started hitting the bottle.
be on the bottle BrE (=be drinking lot of alcohol regularly)
[U] BrE informal courage to do something that is dangerous or unpleasant
-synonym nerve nerve
::I never thought she'd have the bottle to do it!
bring a bottle
BrE bring your own bottle AmE used when you invite someone to an informal party to tell them that they should bring their own bottle of alcoholic drink
-see also hot-water bottle