bottle
/ˈbɒtl/noun
उच्चारण बॉटल
बोतल
Basic word
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a glass or plastic container, usually round with straight sides and a narrow neck, used especially for storing liquids
बोतल
- a water bottle
- She filled the bottle with cold water.
- The baby finished her bottle of milk.
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- Recycle the empty bottles in the green bin.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bottle of + liquid
Use 'a bottle of' to name the contents; the noun after 'of' is uncountable or plural.
Contents बताने के लिए 'a bottle of' का प्रयोग होता है; 'of' के बाद uncountable या बहुवचन noun आता है।
- She bought a bottle of water.
- He drank two bottles of juice.
bottle + noun
As a modifier it names the container or related items: bottle cap, bottle opener, bottle green.
Modifier के रूप में यह पात्र या संबंधित वस्तुएँ बताता है: bottle cap, bottle opener, bottle green।
- Where is the bottle opener?
bottle (verb) sth
To bottle a liquid is to put it into bottles, especially for sale or storage.
किसी तरल को bottle करने का अर्थ उसे बोतलों में भरना है, विशेषकर बेचने या रखने के लिए।
- The factory bottles mineral water near the hills.
- Mother bottled the mango squash.
bottle up (phrasal verb)
To bottle up feelings is to hide them and not express them; the stress is on 'up'.
भावनाओं को bottle up करने का अर्थ उन्हें दबाकर व्यक्त न करना है।
- Don't bottle up your worries; talk to someone.
hit the bottle
This informal idiom means to start drinking a lot of alcohol.
यह informal idiom बहुत अधिक शराब पीना शुरू करने के लिए है।
- After the failure, he hit the bottle.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bottle
plasticglassemptyfullreusablesteel
- Carry a reusable bottle to reduce plastic waste.
verb + bottle
openfillemptyrecycleshakecap
- Fill the bottle before you leave for school.
type of bottle
water bottlemilk bottlehot-water bottlefeeding bottleperfume bottle
- A hot-water bottle eased her back pain.
bottle + noun
capopenerneckbanktop
- The bottle cap rolled under the table.
“More examples 5
- Radhika keeps a steel bottle on her study desk.
राधिका अपनी पढ़ाई की मेज़ पर स्टील की बोतल रखती है।
- Put used bottles in the recycling bin.
इस्तेमाल की हुई बोतलें recycling डिब्बे में डालिए।
- The baby cried until her mother brought the bottle.
बच्ची तब तक रोती रही जब तक माँ दूध की बोतल नहीं लाई।
- He bottled up his anger for months.
उसने कई महीनों तक अपने क्रोध को भीतर दबाए रखा।
- The shop sells pickle in small glass bottles.
दुकान छोटी काँच की बोतलों में अचार बेचती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Please give me a bottle water.
✓ Please give me a bottle of water.
The contents are joined to the container by 'of'.
पात्र और उसकी सामग्री को 'of' से जोड़ा जाता है।
✗ He bottled his feelings out.
✓ He bottled his feelings up.
The particle in this phrasal verb is 'up'.
इस phrasal verb में particle 'up' है।
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These containers differ in size, material and use.
ये पात्र आकार, सामग्री और उपयोग में भिन्न हैं।
Narrow-necked container for liquids.
तरल पदार्थों के लिए संकरे मुँह का पात्र।
- A bottle of juice.
Wide-mouthed container, often of glass, for food.
चौड़े मुँह का पात्र, प्रायः काँच का, भोजन के लिए।
- A jar of pickle.
A bottle that keeps liquids hot or cold, or a laboratory vessel.
तरल को गर्म या ठंडा रखने वाली बोतल, या प्रयोगशाला का पात्र।
- He filled the flask with tea.
¶Idioms 1
hit the bottle
to start drinking too much alcohol (informal)
बहुत ज़्यादा शराब पीने लगना (अनौपचारिक)
- After he lost his job, he hit the bottle.
- She started hitting the bottle when her marriage failed.
→Phrasal verbs 1
bottle up
to not allow other people to see that you are unhappy, angry or worried, especially when this happens over a long period
(भावनाएँ) मन में दबाए रखना, ज़ाहिर न करना
- Don't bottle up your feelings; talk to someone you trust.
- She had bottled up her anger for years.
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bot·tle
§Grammar and usage
Environment: single-use plastic bottles cause pollution; India banned many single-use plastic items from 1 July 2022.
पर्यावरण में एकल-उपयोग प्लास्टिक की बोतलें प्रदूषण करती हैं; भारत ने 1 जुलाई 2022 से कई एकल-उपयोग प्लास्टिक वस्तुओं पर प्रतिबंध लगाया।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bottle up (not allow other people to see that you are unhappy or angry: 'Don't bottle up your feelings').
Phrasal verb अक्सर पूछा जाता है: bottle up (दूसरों को दुख या क्रोध न दिखने देना, मन में दबाए रखना: 'Don't bottle up your feelings')।
Bottleneck (a narrow place where traffic slows down; a problem that delays progress), message in a bottle.
Collocations: bottleneck (संकरी जगह जहाँ यातायात धीमा हो; प्रगति रोकने वाली समस्या), message in a bottle।