bottle up
phrasal verb
bottled up; bottling up; bottles up
: to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)
She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long.
I know he's angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it.
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Minnesota did still have a chance to win, even on a night when the Thunder bottled up Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle while Oklahoma City’s Big 3 of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren stepped up in every possible way.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
Whatever was bottling up the Mets’ offense over the last week finally dissipated in a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Fonfara had the votes to keep her nomination bottled up in committee.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
From innovating classics to building community, and finding self-care in between, beauty is more than just a brand, but a ritual (like going to the hair salon) bottled up into a tube.
—Essence, 9 May 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
Whatever was bottling up the Mets’ offense over the last week finally dissipated in a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Fonfara had the votes to keep her nomination bottled up in committee.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
From innovating classics to building community, and finding self-care in between, beauty is more than just a brand, but a ritual (like going to the hair salon) bottled up into a tube.
—Essence, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bottle up
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“Bottle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle%20up. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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