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- [bot-l uhp]
- /ˈbɒt l ʌp/
- /ˈbɒtl ʌp/
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- [bot-l uhp]
- /ˈbɒt l ʌp/
Definitions of bottle up words
- phrasal verb bottle up If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry. 3
- verb bottle up to restrain (powerful emotion) 3
- verb bottle up to keep (an army or other force) contained or trapped 3
- noun bottle up to shut in, as enemy troops 3
- noun bottle up to hold in or suppress, as emotions 3
- noun bottle up a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic. 1
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Origin of bottle up
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English botel < Anglo-French; Old French bo(u)teille < Medieval Latin butticula, equivalent to Late Latin butti(s) butt4 + -cula -cule1
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Parts of speech for Bottle up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bottle up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bottle up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bottle up
verb bottle up
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- check — Check is also a noun.
- collar — The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
- contain — If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
Antonyms for bottle up
verb bottle up
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- confide — If you confide in someone, you tell them a secret.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- tell — to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
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