the bottle
noun
: alcoholic drink
Her struggles with the bottle affected her entire family.
After his divorce he took to the bottle.
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“The bottle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bottle. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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