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BOTTLE UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

Example:

he let his anger bottle up until he exploded

Synonyms:

bottle up; inhibit; suppress

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bottle up"):

dampen; stifle (suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity)

muffle; repress; smother; stifle; strangle (suppress in order to conceal or hide)

choke (check or slow down the action or effect of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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