Bottom Definition
bŏtəm
bottomed, bottoming, bottoms
noun
bottoms
The lowest part.
Webster's New World
The part closest to a reference point.
Was positioned at the bottom of the key for a rebound.
American Heritage
The part on which something rests; base.
Webster's New World
The underside or whichever end is underneath.
The bottom of a crate.
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The lowest or last place or position.
The bottom of the class.
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adjective
Situated at the bottom.
The bottom rung of the ladder.
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Of, at, or on the bottom; lowest, last, undermost, basic, etc.
Webster's New World
Of the lowest degree, quality, rank, or amount.
The bottom three teams in the league.
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Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- top
- side
- unnecessary
- highest
verb
bottomed, bottoming, bottoms
To provide with a bottom.
Webster's New World
To reach or rest upon the bottom.
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To place (something) on or upon a foundation; base.
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To be based or established.
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To have or strike the underside against something.
The car bottomed on the gravel.
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idiom
at bottom
- Basically.
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at bottom
- fundamentally; actually
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be at the bottom of
- to be the underlying cause of; be the real reason for
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bet one's bottom dollar
- to bet one's last dollar; bet everything one has
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bottom out
- to level off at a low point, as prices
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bottom
- at bottom
- at bottom
- be at the bottom of
- bet one's bottom dollar
- bottom out
- bottoms up!
Origin of Bottom
Middle English botme from Old English botm
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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