bottle

bottle
n.
container for liquids

1) to break; empty; fill; rinse; uncork a bottle

2) a baby (AE), feeding (BE), nursing (AE); hot-water bottle

3) a Thermos bottle (AE; BE has Thermos flask)

4) a disposable, no-deposit, no-return; plastic; returnable, reusable bottle

alcohol

5) to take to the bottle ('to begin to drink to excess')

6) to hit the bottle ('to drink to excess')

7) over a bottle ('while drinking')

courage

(slang) (BE)

8) to have a lot of bottle

9) the bottle to + inf. (she hasn't got the bottle to do it)

* * *
['bɒtl]
hot-water bottle
no-deposit
no-return
returnable
reusable bottle
rinse
uncork a bottle
nursing (AE)
feeding (BE)
['container for liquids'] to break
['courage'] (slang) (BE) to have a lot of bottle
a disposable
['alcohol'] to take to the bottle ('to begin to drink to excess')
to hit the bottle ('to drink to excess')
over a bottle ('while drinking')
a baby (AE)
a Thermos bottle (AE;BE has thermos flask)
the bottle to + inf. (she hasn't got the bottle to do it)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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