bottled

Verb

bottle (third-person singular simple present bottles, present participle bottling, simple past and past participle bottled)

1. (transitive) To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
   • This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day.
2. (UK, transitive) To feed (an infant) baby formula.
   • Because of complications she can't breast feed her baby and so she bottles him.
3. (UK, slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
   • The rider bottled the big jump.
4. (UK, slang) To throw away a leading position.
   • Arsenal bottled the Premier League.
5. (UK, slang) To strike (someone) with a bottle.
   • He was bottled at a nightclub and had to have facial surgery.
6. (UK, slang) To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.
   • Meat Loaf was once bottled at Reading Festival.

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