Definitions

bottle up

VERB

hold in check

Synonyms

STRONGEST

repress suppress

WEAK

box up bring to naught check collar contain coop up cork corner cover up cramp curb enclose entrap hold back hold down hold in keep back keep feeling inside oneself keep secret restrain restrict shut in trap

Antonyms

STRONGEST

let go

WEAK

confide reveal tell

Example Sentences

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So the establishment decided to bottle up the flavours of its "fermentation lab" and "test kitchen".

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

We lost and were gutted, but we had to park it and bottle up that feeling of disappointment and use it as added fuel.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

It would create a sweeping system intended to bottle up illegal immigration.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

She had a metaphor for this tendency to bottle up emotions.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Phineas will tamp the sand tight to bottle up the explosion, channeling the blast downward into the rock to shatter it.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

bottle up

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