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Definition bottle in British English

bottle noun

noun
/ˈbɒt(ə)l/
1

a glass or plastic container for liquids, usually with a narrow part at the top that is called the neck

Example

an empty beer bottle

Example

a bottle of champagne/perfume/cooking oil

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1.1

the liquid in a bottle, or the amount that a bottle contains

Example

Between them, they drank the whole bottle.

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2

a plastic container used for giving babies milk or other drinks. It has a rubber part at the top called a teat.

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3

the confidence or courage that you need to do something difficult or frightening

Example

Nobody had the bottle to ask him why he'd done it.

Example

He lost his bottle and couldn't jump.

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Definition bottle in British English