n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: bot · tled ; bot · tling \ ' bä-t ə l-i ŋ , ' bät-li ŋ \
Date: 1594
1 a : to confine as if in a bottle : RESTRAIN ― usually used with up < bottling up their anger> b : to put or keep in a position or situation that makes free activity, progress, or escape difficult or impossible ― usually used with up < bottle up legislation in committee>
2 : to put into or as if into a bottle <wished she could bottle their energy>
– bot · tler \ ' bä-t ə l- ə r, ' bät-l ə r \ noun