{v.} 1. To hide or hold back; control. * /There was no understanding person to talk to, so Fred bottled up his unhappy feeling./ 2. To hold in a place from which there is no escape; trap. * /Our warships bottled up the enemy fleet in the harbor./
BOTTLE UP
Meaning of BOTTLE UP in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012