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bottom
noun
- the lowest part
- the lowest or last place or position: the bottom of the class
- Baseball the second half (of an inning)
- the part on which something rests; base
- the underside or whichever end is underneath: the bottom of a crate
- the seat of a chair
- the part farthest in; inner end, as of a bay or lane
- the bed or ground beneath a body of water
- ☆ bottomland
- the part of a ship's hull normally below water
- a ship; esp., a cargo ship
- the lower unit of a two-piece garment, as pajama trousers
- fundamental or basic meaning or cause; source
- endurance; stamina
- Informal the buttocks
adjective
of, at, or on the bottom; lowest, last, undermost, basic, etc.
transitive verb
- to provide with a bottom
- to place (something) on or upon a foundation; base
intransitive verb
- to reach or rest upon the bottom
- to be based or established
See bottom in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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