1 C1 neutral
To put liquid, food, or other preservable items into bottles for storage.
"They spent the afternoon bottling away the homemade apple cider before the cold set in."
separable
bottle away
C1 neutral separable transitive
To store or preserve something in bottles; or figuratively, to put feelings or experiences away for safekeeping.
In plain English
To put something into bottles to keep it, or to save up feelings and memories inside yourself.
What does "bottle away" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To put something away by placing it in a bottle — the image of sealing something inside a container for future use.
Actually means
To put something into bottles to keep it, or to save up feelings and memories inside yourself.
Usage tip
Relatively rare. In a literal sense, it refers to the process of filling and sealing bottles, as in food preservation. Figuratively, it can describe mentally putting away or preserving experiences or emotions. Less common than 'bottle up' in the emotional sense. The figurative use is especially rare.
Words that pair with "bottle away"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
wine fruit memories feelings summer preserve
How to conjugate "bottle away"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
bottle away
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bottles away
he/she/it
Past simple
bottled away
yesterday
Past participle
bottled away
have + pp
-ing form
bottling away
continuous
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