1. A glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
   "He filled his water bottle before going for a run"
    
2. The quantity contained in a bottle
   "He drank a bottle of water after his workout";
   - bottleful
    
3. A vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children
   "The new parents sterilized several feeding bottles before preparing the baby's formula";
   - feeding bottle, nursing bottle
    
4. [Brit, informal] The mental strength or daring to face danger, fear, or difficulty
   "The young soldier showed plenty of bottle under fire";
   - courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness

1. Put into bottles
   "bottle the mineral water"
    
2. Store (liquids or gases) in bottles
   "They bottled the wine after fermentation"
    
3. [Brit] Seal in heat-treated airtight containers for preservation
   "They bottled tomatoes and peaches from their garden"
    
4. [Brit, informal] Lose one's nerve at a crucial moment
   "He bottled it when he had to take the penalty kick"

Derived forms: bottles, bottled, bottling

See also: brave, courageous

Type of: containerful, lay, place, pose, position, put, set, spirit, store, vessel

Encyclopedia: Bottle, Glass, Fork