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embouteiller — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bottle noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
  • jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.

Senses

embouteiller is used for these senses in English:

  • bottle (transitive) To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
  • jam To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".

bottle — full definition

  1. noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
  2. noun A container with a nipple used to feed liquid, especially milk or formula, to a baby.
  3. noun (British, informal) Nerve or courage.
  4. verb To put a liquid into bottles for storage or sale.
  5. verb To hold back or suppress feelings instead of expressing them, especially in "bottle up."

jam — full definition

  1. noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
  2. noun A difficult or awkward situation.
  3. noun A blockage or pileup, such as heavy traffic.
  4. noun An informal, spontaneous session of playing music together.
  5. verb To wedge something tightly so it can no longer move.

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