bottle en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /-əl/ (South-Asia)
- (Canada) audio
- [ˈbɔtɫ̩] (British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈbɑtəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈbɔtəl/ (British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈbɒtɫ̩] (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
- [ˈbɔ̟ɾɫ̩] ~ [ˈbɞ̠ɾɫ̩] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈbɔɾɫ̩] (Australia)
- /ˈbɔʈɪl/ (South-Asia)
- bŏtʹəl (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈbɒtəl/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
- /ˈbɑɾɫ̩/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈbɔtəl/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- (Cockney) audio
- /ˈbɒtəl/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw-der. Ancient Greekbor.? Latin buttis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Late Latin butticula Old French boteillebor. Middle English botel English bottle From Middle English botel (“bottle, flask, wineskin”), from Old French boteille, from Late Latin butticula, diminutive of buttis (“cask”). Doublet of botija. Displaced native pinne and non-native Old English ampella. Partially displaced Old English flasce.
Meanings
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A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
Jack and Gill Went up the hill, To fetch a bottle of water.
1795, Gammer Gurton's Garland, or, The Nursery Parnassus, Stockton: R. Christopher, page 51:He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he’d never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VI, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:Beer is often sold in bottles.
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The contents of such a container.
I only drank a bottle of beer.
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A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
With Marvin getting older ... and walking now ... I thought it was time to start weaning him off of his bottle.
2004 May 3, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):The baby wants a bottle.
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(UK, informal) (originally bottle and glass as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
He was going to ask her out, but he lost his bottle when he saw her.
You don’t have the bottle to do that!
He told me I didn’t have the bottle to take them, so I told him I did and he handed them to me one by one and I swallowed them.
2012, Theodore Dalrymple, If Symptoms Persist:
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(attributive, of a person with a particular hair color) A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing.
Did you know he’s a bottle brunette? His natural hair color is strawberry blonde.
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(figuratively) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.
to drown one’s troubles in the bottle
See that black boy over there runnin' scared / His ol' man's in a bottle / He done quit his 9 to 5 to drink full time / So now he's livin' in the bottle.
1974, Gil Scott-Heron, “The Bottle”, in Winter in America:See, my old man’s got a problem / He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is
1988 April 5, Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car”, in Tracy Chapman:to hit the bottle
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bottles | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| boddle | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic |
Antonyms
cowardice (antonym(s) of “courage”)
Deriveds
bottle rocket · bottle kiln · bottle-arse · gin bottle · Bottle Creek · train bottle · three-bottle man · ship in a bottle · bottle bank · baby bottle · baby's bottle · genie is out of the bottle · lightning in a bottle · bottlefish · bottle deposit · hot bottle · thermos bottle · multibottle · bottle collar · coke-bottle · bottle sedge · phosphorus bottle · bottlefeeder · green-bottle fly · Codd-neck bottle · witch bottle · bottle and glass · spin the bottle · bottle-shock · bottlebrush · bottle-flipping · lecture bottle · bottle gentian · sea bottle · bottle episode · bottle glorifier · pill bottle · milk bottle · washing bottle · snuff bottle · bottletop · bottleful · bottle girl · blue bottle · bottleholder · bottle-oh · bottlescrew · impossible bottle · pee bottle · water bottle flipping · Codd bottle · old wine in a new bottle · magnetic bottle · bottle fight · microbottle · bottle man · phosphorous bottle · bottle shop · bottle feeder · Bottlegate · junk bottle · bluebottle · bottle whore · McCartney bottle · bottle of wine · water bottle · bottle show · fair shake of the sauce bottle · scent-bottle · Mariotte's bottle · bottle-feeder · bottle green · Nansen bottle · New Year's bottle · bottletit · bottle-sucker · pilgrim bottle · the genie's out of the bottle · bawdy-house bottle · hot water bottle · bottle-nose · sea-bottle · bottle brush · prescription bottle · nursing bottle · bottle share · smelling bottle · brandy bottle · bottlemaking · bottlelike · feeding bottle · embottle · the genie is out of the bottle · head cook and bottle-washer · bottle jack · cokebottle · wash bottle · glass bottle · vacuum bottle · hot water bottle rash · message in a bottle · specific gravity bottle · roller bottle · Winkler bottle · sticky bottle · bottletree · tooth-bottle · bottle-o · bottle drive · beer bottle · bottlecap · bottle top · Mariotte bottle · bottle blonde · bottle blond · bottle-washer · siphon bottle · lose one's bottle · bottle warmer · fly bottle · bottle grass · Woulfe bottle · seltzer bottle · bottle dance · bottle opener · bottlehead · bottle smasher · bottle-feed · bottlemaker · crazy man in the bottle · bottle sling · chief cook and bottle washer · split wine bottle · bottlewasher · piss bottle · onion bottle · bottle-nosed · fair suck of the sauce bottle · bottle-tight · bottle party · bottlenosed · bottle trap · weighing bottle · knapbottle · Klein bottle · put the cork back in the bottle · bottle-nose dolphin · bottle-opener · bottle hanger · put the genie back in the bottle · bottlesworth · spottle · bottle job · bottle-blond · bottle-tom · pass the bottle of smoke · Boston round bottle · blue bottle experiment · urine bottle · bottle service · bottle jaw · bottle-sickness · bottle palm · green bottle fly · pony bottle · bottle imp · new wine in an old bottle · chief cook and bottle-washer · bottle house · quarter bottle · blown-in-the-bottle · bottle-horse · bottlenose · sucking bottle · wine bottle · bottle crate · gas bottle · ink bottle · hit the bottle · bottle gourd · bottle-nosed dolphin · bottlefly · bottle cage · Woulfe's bottle · bottle rat · brown bottle flu · spray bottle · bottle chart · killing bottle · Niskin bottle · bottle cap · bottle flipping · bottle-fed · bottle oven · greenbottle · wine-bottle · bottle tree · head cook and bottle washer · coke bottle · bottlo · bottle club · bottle stopper · first olive out of the bottle · bottler · bottleneck · Bologna bottle · oxygen bottle · unbottle · bottle store · bottleless
Descendants
ibhotile · ಬಾಟಲಿ · botel · butorua · botol · बाटली · bokl · බෝතලය · butul · bhodlela · libhodlela · botal · botolo · באָטל · বটল · imbodlela · بطل · baadhal · બાટલી · ბოთლი · बाटली · butul · بطری · pātara · pwoatoal · batra · bottel · bòter · bakl · botal · botel · ボトル · botol · bhotoro · ܒܵܘܬܘܿܠ · potel · Boddel
Relateds
butler · flagon · flask · jar · butt · 🍼
Synonyms
feeding bottle (for feeding babies) · courage (courage) · nursing bottle (for feeding babies) · nerve (courage) · pluck (courage) · baby's bottle (for feeding babies) · balls (courage) · guts (courage)
Translations (364)
dlm botaila (container) · fr bouteille (figuratively: alcohol) · mos bugtelle (container) · ro sticlă (contents of such a container) · ca botella (container) · chn laputay (container) · ru сноп (bundle) · br boutailhadoù (contents of such a container) · nod ᨡ᩠ᩅᨯ (container) · ota شیشه (container) · nn flaske (container) · ht boutèy (container) · ps بوتل (container) · hu palack (container) · xh ibhotile (container) · gv boteil (container) · mwl garrafa (container) · se bohtal (container) · fi pullollinen (contents of such a container) · kk шиша (container) · ru фля́жка (container) · esu putiil'kaaq (container) · haw hano (container) · cs láhev (container) · la lagēna (container) · id botol (container) · tr şişe (contents of such a container) · de Butëlle (container) · sh бутељка (container) · fo fløska (container) · ne बोतल (container) · ur بوتَل (container) · hy շիշ (contents of such a container) · as বটল (container) · de Schneid (nerve, courage) · alt бутулка (container) · jje 펭 (container) · ang pinne (container) · mwl baso (container) · es frasco (container) · fi pullo (container) · ko 병 (container) · ckt тэнмэмлыёчгын (container) · ca botella (figuratively: alcohol) · ca beure (figuratively: alcohol) · mdf сюлека (container) · sh бо̏ца (contents of such a container) · ug بوتۇلكا (container) · haw ʻōmole (container) · zh пинзы (container) · mn лонх (container) · cs láhev (contents of such a container) · aeb دبوزة (container) · eo botelo (container) · yo ìgò (container) · am ጠርሙዝ (container) · kmr şûşe (container) · pt garrafa (container) · haw hue (container) · ga buidéal (container) · kmr botl (container) · fr boisson (figuratively: alcohol) · de Flasche (container) · ja 瓶 (container) · st botlolo (container) · ca coratge (nerve, courage) · th ขวด (container) · ca bòtil (container) · dlm bosaun (container) · fo fløska (contents of such a container) · de Buddel (contents of such a container) · mi pātara (container) · vec bosa (container) · ang ampelle (container) · lv pudele (container) · kk бөтелке (container) · wuu 瓶子 (container) · wa botaye (container) · izh nopo (container) · gu બાટલી (container) · kl puiaasaq (container) · ar قنّينة (container) · iso ololo (container) · enm botel (container) · fr bouteille (container) · br boutailh (container) · tum botolo (container) · ig aba (container) · de Buddel (figuratively: alcohol) · es botella (contents of such a container) · bo ཤེལ་དམ (container) · tr şişe (container) · es bórol (container) · fi teko- (with one’s hair dyed) · iba pucung (container) · ia bottilia (container) · hi शीशा (container) · ka ბოთლი (container) · rw cupa (container) · srn batra (container) · ar بطل (container) · kac paleng (container) · ln molangi (container) · mk шише (container) · sk fľaša (container) · sh фла̏ша (container) · xh imbodlela (container) · fa بُطْری (container) · iba jebul (container) · nb flaske (contents of such a container) · ovd putell (container) · fi pullo (contents of such a container) · ug شېشە (container) · mi tahā (container) · az butulka (container) · mfe boutey (container) · vi chai (contents of such a container) · izh puteli (container) · sv flaska (contents of such a container) · ta புட்டி (container) · ky шише (container) · uk пля́шка (container) · djk bataa (container) · es bótil (container) · ti ጥርሙዝ (container) · is flaska (container) · ar قنية (container) · alt бутылка (container) · ko 한 병의 분령 (contents of such a container) · hi बोतल (container) · el μπουκάλι (contents of such a container) · te సీసా (container) · rw icupa (container) · da flaske (container) · da flaske (contents of such a container) · pl flaszka (container) · af bottel (contents of such a container) · sh бо̏ца (container) · ru стакан (figuratively: alcohol) · nb flaske (container) · sq shishe (container) · sh flȁša (container) · mk флаша (contents of such a container) · aqc шуша (container) · so qarsho (container) · lo ແກ້ວ (container) · pt garrafa (contents of such a container) · eo botelo (contents of such a container) · uk буте́лька (container) · tk çüýşe (container) · ca ampolla (figuratively: alcohol) · ket postup (container) · cdo 瓶瓶 (container) · ru рюмка (figuratively: alcohol) · cic kitoba (container) · ar قرعة (container) · ast botella (contents of such a container) · es de bote (with one’s hair dyed) · an botella (container) · af bottel (container) · kea garáfa (container) · sk fľaša (contents of such a container) · fa شیشِه (container) · gl frasco (container) · ru бутылка (figuratively: alcohol) · kk шөлмек (container) · mos butelle (container) · oj omooday (container) · de Guttere (container) · sl steklenica (contents of such a container) · ru оха́пка (bundle) · et pudel (container) · ca ampolla (container) · to fangu (container) · nah tecontli (container) · urh ọgọ́ (container) · ca bòtil (contents of such a container) · tet botir (container) · bni molangi (container) · kxd butul (container) · ee atukpa (container) · ar قنّينة (container) · twf butéyoną (container) · fr bouteille (contents of such a container) · fr audace (nerve, courage) · sa कूपी (container) · aii ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ (container) · ky бөтөлкө (container) · tt шиша (container) · scn buttigghia (container) · lez шуьше (container) · pap bòter (container) · es arrojo (nerve, courage) · or ବୋତଲ (container) · ar قُزازة (container) · gl libeta (container) · ar قِنِّينَة (container) · rsk фляша (container) · lo ຂວດ (container) · sv flaska (container) · wuu 瓶 (container) · sk fľaša (figuratively: alcohol) · la ampulla (container) · lb Fläsch (container) · pl butelka (contents of such a container) · bg бути́лка (contents of such a container) · jv gendul (container) · ro butelie (container) · gv costrayl (container) · mr बाटली (container) · fi lyhde (bundle) · hi शीशी (container) · he בַּקְבּוּק (container) · ur شِیشَہ (container) · za bingz (container) · shn ပလႅင်း (container) · ar قزازة (container) · yue 樽 (container) · fr couilles (nerve, courage) · ee atukpa (contents of such a container) · sh flȁša (contents of such a container) · ky бутылка (container) · hy շիշ (container) · zh 瓶 (container) · si බෝතලය (container) · es frasco (contents of such a container) · hak 盎仔 (container) · pt botelha (container) · mi pounamu (container) · zu bhodlela (container) · de Mumm (nerve, courage) · uz butilka (container) · kn ಬಾಟಲಿ (container) · alt шише (container) · nl fles (container) · io botelo (container) · ar زُجَاجَة (container) · es botella (container) · kg mulangi (container) · fr culot (nerve, courage) · aii ܒܘܿܛܘܼܠܵܐ (container) · zh 矸仔 (container) · pdt Buddel (nds) (container) · fi pullo (figuratively: alcohol) · hsb bleša (container) · rup shíshe (container) · rcf boutèy (container) · kmr betl (container) · ny botolo (container) · sv pava (container) · ml കുപ്പി (container) · sh фла̏ша (contents of such a container) · tt шешә (container) · el μπουκάλι (container) · gl garrafa (container) · rsk склєнка (container) · st botlolo (contents of such a container) · sh бутељка (contents of such a container) · crh şişe (container) · ca ampolla (contents of such a container) · bg шише́ (container) · bn বোতল (container) · ru буты́лка (container) · ar قارورة (container) · nrf boutelle (container) · he בַּקְבּוּק (contents of such a container) · cjy 瓶子 (container) · zh 瓶子 (container) · grc λάγυνος (container) · ms botol (container) · mwl frasco (container) · sh buteljka (contents of such a container) · fa شِیشَه (container) · ig karama (container) · el φιάλη (container) · av шиша (container) · ain トㇰクリ (container) · yue 瓶 (container) · pdc Boddel (container) · ro sticlă (container) · ovd flaska (container) · eu botilakada (contents of such a container) · gl botella (contents of such a container) · be бутэ́лька (container) · nl fles (contents of such a container) · sh bȍca (container) · sh buteljka (container) · sh bȍca (contents of such a container) · uz shisha (container) · mos kolbre (container) · it bottiglia (container) · pa بوتَل (container) · tg шиша (container) · sl buteljka (container) · oc botelha (container) · cop ⲃⲁⲗⲕⲟⲩ (container) · sm fagu (container) · cy potelaid (contents of such a container) · sl steklenica (container) · iso ọgọ (container) · ba шешә (container) · ps شيشه (container) · mt flixkun (container) · sah бытыылка (container) · km ដប (container) · so qarshad (container) · nrf boutelle (contents of such a container) · ast botella (container) · ms jebul (Kelantan-Pattani) (container) · de Bouteille (container) · de Traute (nerve, courage) · jam bakl (container) · ga buidéal (contents of such a container) · iu imertarfik (container) · de Flasche (contents of such a container) · jam bokl (container) · fa بوتَل (container) · fi kantti (nerve, courage) · tg суроҳӣ (container) · nod ᨢ᩠ᩅᨯ (container) · gd botal (container) · pl butelka (figuratively: alcohol) · pl butelka (container) · cu лагꙑ (container) · cy costrel (container) · bg бути́лка (container) · co buttiglia (container) · ba шешә (contents of such a container) · ar قزازة (container) · hu üveg (container) · so quraarad (container) · ca botella (contents of such a container) · fr courage (nerve, courage) · se boahtal (container) · mk флаша (container) · gl botella (container) · az şüşə (container) · dz དམ་སྦྱིས (container) · mn шил (container) · cy potel (container) · lv pudele (contents of such a container) · gl limeta (container) · mk шише (contents of such a container) · ang flasce (container) · ru буты́лка (contents of such a container) · vi chai (container) · eu botila (container) · fr cran (nerve, courage) · eo audaco (nerve, courage) · myh lapu·ta·y (container) · tg зарф (container) · tl bote (container) · lt butelis (container) · es osadía (nerve, courage) · cs flaška (container) · it bottiglia (contents of such a container) · rm buttiglia (container) · sw chupa (container) · yi פֿלאַש (container) · cbn ควด (container) · ca audàcia (nerve, courage) · my ပုလင်း (container) · fi rohkeus (nerve, courage) · pa ਬੋਤਲ (container)