bottle (up)

verb

Definition of bottle (up)next
as in to hold back

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  1. hold back
  2. measure
  3. curb
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  • Primaries Kenny and Christina have long wanted to come to Thailand, but have been held back by Christina’s lethal nut allergy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The pope kept his normal busy schedule Monday, holding back-to-back meetings in the morning before participating in a gathering of bishops and church leaders in the Vatican.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Testing sensors on canisters During the INL demonstration, researchers installed optical fibers outside a mock nuclear fuel canister and tested several arrangements to measure acoustic vibrations.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of measure
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  • Washington has pressed Zelenskyy to curb attacks on energy facilities, linking them to the rising price of US fuel in the run-up to midterm elections, where Republicans are expected to fare poorly.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending one of its scientists to Pennsylvania to help curb the state’s growing measles outbreak, a CDC spokesperson said Thursday.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Bottle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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