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What does bottle up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bottle up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To put into bottles.
  2. (transitive) To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
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That's why men kill themselves more – they bottle up, bottle up, bottle up, bottle up, until they're overwhelmed by it.
E For men and women alike, it's not a good idea to bottle up emotional distress.
The smell of petrichor will entice you and a pluviophile would, if he could, bottle up that heavenly aroma of love and nature.
The court could help bottle up a dangerous trend, or unleash more mischief across the country.
He pulled the cork out with his teeth, tipped the bottle up and drank deep.
I'm a staunch believer in the old idea that one mustn't bottle up one's emotions.

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