bottle down
To stifle; to cause to dwindle or be suppressedTo stifle; to cause to dwindle or be suppressed.
» He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out.
Er drehte die Flasche auf den Kopf und schüttelte sie, aber der Honig wollte trotzdem nicht herauskommen.
Он перевернул бутылку и потряс её, но мёд всё равно не вытекал.
Він перевернув пляшку та потрусив її, але мед все одно не витікав.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To stifle; to cause to dwindle or be suppressed.
Examples
4 sentencesHe turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out.
Він перевернув пляшку та потрусив її, але мед все одно не витікав. — aandrusiak
ruОн перевернул бутылку и потряс её, но мёд всё равно не вытекал. — al_ex_an_der
deEr drehte die Flasche auf den Kopf und schüttelte sie, aber der Honig wollte trotzdem nicht herauskommen. — Wolf
After pouring drinks, Tom put the bottle down in front of Mary.
Put the bottle down.
He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but the honey still wouldn't flow out.
ruОн перевернул бутылку и потряс её, но мёд всё равно не вытекал. — al_ex_an_der
deEr hielt die Flasche kopfüber und schüttelte, aber der Honig floss dennoch nicht heraus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
bottles down, bottling down, bottled down, bottled down| Base form | bottle down · to bottle down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bottles down |
| Present participle | bottling down |
| Past simple | bottled down |
| Past participle | bottled down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- bottle upзабороняти, пригнічуватиTo put into bottles.
- bottle offTo draw from a cask and put into bottles.
- bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.
- bottle downTo stifle; to cause to dwindle or be suppressed.
- bottle awayTo store up or stock up.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb