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To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.

Example: This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day.

To feed (an infant) baby formula.

Example: Because of complications she can't breast feed her baby and so she bottles him.

To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.

Example: The rider bottled the big jump.

To throw away a leading position.

Example: Liverpool bottled the Premier League.

A batch of bottled liquids, as from a single vat, barrel, or seasonal growth.

Example: The bottlings from the barrel-aged wines bear a premium label.

The act of pelting (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.