bottle up

Verb

Meaning

consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

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Synonyms

suppress inhibit cork control contain check hide bottle silence mask restrict disguise conceal bury curb
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Antonyms

state word show air evidence release
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Hyponyms

choke repress dampen stifle strangle muffle

Examples

suppress a smile Source: Internet

he let his anger bottle up until he exploded Source: Internet

During the stand-off, U.S. Assistant Naval Constructor, Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson had been ordered by Rear Admiral William T. Sampson to sink the collier USS in the harbor to bottle up the Spanish fleet. Source: Internet

His plan was to "bottle up the British garrison and divert the British from concentrating on Dublin". Source: Internet

Magic bottle up in a book. Source: Internet

With that sort of backdrop, merchants can't ignore the growing use of multiple retail channels, even if the effort to accept mobile wallets and bottle up a site with payment buttons has its downside. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bottle top bottle trap bottle tree bottle used for carrying drinks bottle used for carrying water bottle warmer