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

Emily Handstock vividly remembers "struggling to stand" as she went into her A-level geology exam, hiding a hot water bottle up her jumper.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

So Washington State’s challenge, among others, will be to find a way to do both — to bottle up the run and contain the pass.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

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

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Hamilton had drifted off about twenty yards so I just backed up a few steps, held the bottle up over my head and screamed as I ran and jumped.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

bottle up

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