Definitions
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- verb transitive To remove from a
bottle . - verb transitive, figuratively To
let out (an emotion, etc.).
Etymologies
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Examples
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And then you could "unbottle" it and put it to use?
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"Artists who begin late are sometimes said to unbottle, " Nannuzzi said.
Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008
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Why don't you unbottle your thunderbolts and dash us to pieces?
"Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Sam R. Watkins
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She would not unbottle any emotion until she knew.
Jewel Weed Alice Ames Winter 1904
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This, however, was not the time or place to unbottle his wrath, and it must swell silently within.
The Harvest of Years Martha Lewis Beckwith Ewell 1871
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"We're going to unbottle the support," Mr. Koch said.
NYT > Home Page By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ 2011
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These two veterans could yet unbottle the animal spirits that won Paribas a decade ago.
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These two veterans could yet unbottle the animal spirits that won Paribas a decade ago.
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The credit card had arrived, a shiny corkscrew for each recipient to unbottle thousands of dollars in spending money that hadn't existed before they ripped open those envelopes.
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Basically, what I’m telling you to do is: unbottle your energy.
Unleash your passion 2008
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