American English
/ˈbɑ.ɾl̩/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
A container, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow top for holding liquids.
In American English, the middle “t” in “bottle” often sounds like a quick “d”: /ˈbɑ.ɾl̩/.
A container, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow top for holding liquids.
She filled the bottle with water.
Please recycle the empty bottle.
plastic bottle · glass bottle · water bottle · bottle of water
a/the bottle of + liquid
open/close + a/the bottle
A container with a special top that a baby drinks from.
The baby is holding her bottle.
He warmed a bottle for the baby.
baby bottle · bottle-feeding
give + the baby + a bottle
feed + the baby + a bottle
To put a liquid into bottles for storage or sale.
The company bottles its water in California.
They bottle the juice by hand.
bottle wine · bottle beer · bottled water
bottle + a liquid
bottle + something + for sale
to keep feelings inside and not talk about them
She bottles up her anger.
a message put in a bottle and sent into the water
They found a message in a bottle on the beach.
For the verb, drop the final e before -ed and -ing: bottled and bottling, not bottleed or bottleing.