bottle up
To put into bottlesTo put into bottles.
» I found this bottle washed up on the beach.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To put into bottles.
Flaschen befüllen, in Flaschen füllen
(transitive)To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.
einkesseln, festhalten, zurückhalten
(idiomatic, transitive)To keep suppressed and hidden.
Emotions are often bottled up rather than dealt with, which can lead to stress in later life.
unterdrücken, anstauen, zurückhalten
(informal, transitive)To comprehensively defeat.
(slang, transitive)To prevent (an opponent) from achieving any effective action.
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
Examples
10 sentencesI found this bottle washed up on the beach.
You shouldn't keep your feelings bottled up.
I often kept my feelings bottled up inside.
I don't believe in keeping my feelings bottled up.
ruЯ не думаю, что сумею сдержать свои чувства.
In the kitchen, the empty beer bottles are piling up.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Forms
bottles up, bottling up, bottled up, bottled up| Base form | bottle up · to bottle up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bottles up |
| Present participle | bottling up |
| Past simple | bottled up |
| Past participle | bottled up |
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.
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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