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bottle 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
to put a liquid, especially wine or beer, into a bottle after you have made it
::The whisky is bottled here before being sent abroad.
BrE to put vegetables or fruit into special glass containers in order to preserve them
American Equivalent: can
bottle out phr v
also bottle it
to suddenly decide not to do something because you are frightened
-synonym cop out cop out
::'Did you tell him?' 'No, I bottled out at the last minute.'
bottle up [bottle sth ¡û¡ú up] phr v
to deliberately not allow yourself to show a strong feeling or emotion
::It is far better to cry than to bottle up your feelings.
to cause problems by delaying something
::The bill has been bottled up in Congress.