bottling

/B AA1 T AH0 L IH0 NG/

verb

1
To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
“This plant bottles vast quantities of spring water every day.”
2
To feed (an infant) baby formula.
“Because of complications she can't breast feed her baby and so she bottles him.”
3
To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
“The rider bottled the big jump.”
4
To throw away a leading position.
“Liverpool bottled the Premier League.”
5
To strike (someone) with a bottle.
“He was bottled at a nightclub and had to have facial surgery.”
6
To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.
“Meat Loaf was once bottled at Reading Festival.”

noun

1
A batch of bottled liquids, as from a single vat, barrel, or seasonal growth.
“The bottlings from the barrel-aged wines bear a premium label.”
2
The act of pelting (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.

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