broken bottle
Smashed drink container
A broken bottle is a glass bottle that has been shattered or cracked, often leaving jagged edges.
The phrase commonly appears in contexts of violence, danger, or urban decay—broken bottles serve as improvised weapons in fights, and scattered broken glass signals neglect or rowdiness: The alley was littered with broken bottles.
A broken bottle to the face is a serious threat.
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- shardBroken fragment of something brittle
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
sharp edge · smashed · weapon · street violence · bar · bar fight · fight · cut · blood · fragment · edge · crack · splinter · beer · wine · debris · dangerous · wound