English Explanatory Dictionary

bottle up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To put into bottles.
  2. To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.
  3. To keep suppressed and hidden.
  4. To comprehensively defeat.
  5. To prevent (an opponent) from achieving any effective action.

Pronunciation

en-au-bottle up.ogg

Word forms

bottle up bottles up bottling up bottled up
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