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Can I use the word "bottle" as a verb? If so, is it common to say it as a verb?

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Rebecca

Absolutely! In this video, the verb "bottle" means to put liquid or other food products into bottles. Ex: This machine can bottle 3000 bottles per day. Ex: My local brewery bottles their own beer. Another meaning for the verb "bottle" is to confine or restrain something, especially negative emotions. It's often used in conjunction with "up." Ex: He bottled up his anger inside. Ex: Don't bottle up your emotions. Let them out.

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