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The definition of bottom
29 Definitions of: bottom
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- noun, the lowest, deepest, or farthest removed part of a thing
- noun, the least important or successful position
- noun, the ground underneath a sea, lake, or river
- noun, touch bottom to run aground
- noun, the inner depths of a person's true feelings (esp in the phrase from the bottom of one's heart)
- noun, the underneath part of a thing
- noun, nautical the parts of a vessel's hull that are under water
- noun, (in literary or commercial contexts) a boat or ship
- noun, billiards snooker a strike in the centre of the cue ball
- noun, a dry valley or hollow
- noun, the low land bordering a river
- noun, the lowest level worked in a mine
- noun, (esp of horses) staying power; stamina
- noun, importance, seriousness, or influence
- noun, the buttocks
- noun, at bottom in reality; basically or despite appearances to the contrary
- noun, be at the bottom of to be the ultimate cause of
- noun, get to the bottom of to discover the real truth about
- noun, knock the bottom out of to destroy or eliminate
- adjective, lowest or last
- adjective, bet (or put) one's bottom dollar on to be absolutely sure of (one's opinion, a person, project, etc)
- adjective, of, relating to, or situated at the bottom or a bottom
- adjective, fundamental; basic
- verb, to provide (a chair, etc) with a bottom or seat
- verb, to discover the full facts or truth of; fathom
- verb, to base or be founded (on an idea, etc)
- verb, nautical to strike the ground beneath the water with a vessel's bottom
- verb, mining a) to mine (a hole, claim, etc) deep enough to reach any gold there is b) to reach (gold, mud, etc) on bottoming
- verb, electronics to saturate a transistor so that further increase of input produces no change in output ▷ See also bottom out
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of bottom