bottle (up)

verb

Definition of bottle (up)next
as in to hold back

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  1. hold back
  2. measure
  3. curb
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  • Reddit study participants didn’t hold back on sharing their dislike for the all-beige trend.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Brad Paisley had to hold back tears while honoring his late friend and musical collaborator Dolly Parton.
    — Paris Close, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of hold back
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  • The minimum safe thickness is a threshold that measures a tank’s ability to contain the pressure of the liquid and support the tank’s weight, the report said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These supernovas were used as a kind of cosmological measuring stick to uncover a mysterious force called dark energy that was causing the universe to expand — a discovery that earned the Nobel Prize in 2011.
    — Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of measure
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  • Former President Jimmy Carter in 1977 proposed a legislative plan to curb rising hospital costs.
    — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Flock last week set out a new set of guardrails intended to curb abuse of its system, including advocating for a seven-day data retention policy for its customers.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Bottle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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