ALL meanings of bottom out
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B b - phrasal verb bottom out If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount. 3
- verb bottom out to reach the lowest point and level out 3
- noun bottom out to level off at a low point, as prices 3
- intransitivephrasal verbs bottom out reach lowest point 1
- noun bottom out the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page. Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal. 1
- noun bottom out the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter. 1
- noun bottom out the ground under any body of water: the bottom of the sea. 1
- noun bottom out Usually, bottoms. Also called bottom land. Physical Geography. low alluvial land next to a river. 1
- noun bottom out Nautical. the part of a hull between the bilges, including the keel. the part of a hull that is immersed at all times. the cargo space in a vessel. a cargo vessel. 1
- noun bottom out the seat of a chair. 1
- noun bottom out Informal. the buttocks; rump. 1
- noun bottom out the fundamental part; basic aspect. Synonyms: foundation, groundwork, underlying principle. 1
- noun bottom out bottoms, (used with a plural verb) the bottom part of a two-piece article of clothing, as a bathing suit or the trousers of a pair of pajamas. 1
- noun bottom out the working part of a plow, comprising the plowshare, landside, and moldboard. 1
- noun bottom out the cause; origin; basis: Try getting to the bottom of the problem. Synonyms: base, root, heart; ground, cause, beginning, wellspring. 1
- noun bottom out Baseball. the second half of an inning. the last three players in the batting order. 1
- noun bottom out lowest limit, especially of dignity, status, or rank: When people sink that low, they're bound to reach the bottom soon. 1
- noun bottom out Slang. the submissive partner in a sexual relationship or encounter, especially the person who is penetrated in anal intercourse (opposed to top). 1
- noun bottom out Usually, bottoms. Chemistry. the heaviest, least volatile fraction of petroleum, left behind in distillation after more volatile fractions are driven off. 1
- verb with object bottom out to furnish with a bottom. 1
- verb with object bottom out to base or found (usually followed by on or upon). 1
- verb with object bottom out to discover the full meaning of (something); fathom. 1
- verb with object bottom out to bring (a submarine) to rest on the ocean floor: They had to bottom the sub until the enemy cruisers had passed by. 1
- verb without object bottom out to be based; rest. 1
- verb without object bottom out to strike against the bottom or end; reach the bottom. 1
- verb without object bottom out (of an automotive vehicle) to sink vertically, as when bouncing after passing over a bump, so that the suspension reaches the lower limit of its motion: The car bottomed too easily on the bumpy road. 1
- adjective bottom out of or relating to the bottom or a bottom. 1
- adjective bottom out located on or at the bottom: I want the bottom book in the stack. 1
- adjective bottom out lowest: bottom prices. 1
- adjective bottom out living near or on the bottom: A flounder is a bottom fish. 1
- adjective bottom out fundamental: the bottom cause. 1
- idioms bottom out at bottom, in reality; fundamentally: They knew at bottom that they were only deceiving themselves. Also, at the bottom. 1
- idioms bottom out bet one's bottom dollar, to wager the last of one's money or resources. to be positive or assured: You can bet your bottom dollar that something will prevent us from leaving on time. 1
- idioms bottom out bottoms up, (used as an interjection to announce or urge the downing of one's drink). 1
- idioms bottom out hit bottom, to fall into the worst of all possible circumstances: After all those years of flying high, she finally hit bottom. When the housing market crashed, it really hit bottom, leaving people with houses worth less than their mortgages. 1
- verb bottom out (Intransitive Verb) To reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point. 0
- verb bottom out (Idiomatic) To touch or drag along the ground. 0