HyperDic: bottle_up

English > 1 sense of the expression bottle up:
VERBsocialbottle up, inhibit, suppresscontrol and refrain from showing
English > bottle up: 1 sense > verb 1, social
MeaningControl and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsinhibit, suppress
Narrowerchokecheck or slow down the action or effect of
smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repressconceal or hide
stifle, dampensmother or suppress
Spanishrefrenar, reprimir, suprimir
Catalanrefrenar, reprimir

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