a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
"She reached for the bottle of water on the table to take a quick sip before continuing her run."
a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children
"After my daughter refused her mother's chest, she happily drank from the bottle while I tried to soothe her."
A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
"The nomadic family lived in a small, portable bottle made of woven reeds that they carried on their backs as they traveled across the desert."
A dwelling; habitation.
In plain English: A bottle is a container with a narrow neck and a wide base, usually made of glass or plastic, used to hold liquids like water or soda.
"I need to buy more milk bottles for the store."
Usage: Use "bottle" to refer to a container for holding liquid or gas, not as a synonym for a house or dwelling. The definition regarding habitation is an obsolete archaic term that should not be used in modern conversation.
store (liquids or gases) in bottles
"We need to bottle the fresh spring water from the mountain before it dries up completely."
To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
"We finally bottled our homemade cider to enjoy during the long winter months."
In plain English: To bottle something means to put it into a container made of glass or plastic so it can be stored or carried easily.
"She decided to bottle the milk before it spoiled."
Usage: Use "bottle" to mean physically pouring a liquid into a container or metaphorically suppressing an emotion by keeping it inside. Do not use it to describe the act of drinking, which requires a different word entirely.
The word "bottle" comes from the Old French boteille, which originally referred to a small cask or wineskin. It entered Middle English as botel and eventually replaced older native and borrowed terms like pinne and flasce in common usage.