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The bottom is defined as the underside or lowest position.

(noun)

An example of bottom is the last person on a waiting list.
An example of bottom is the underside of an office chair.
An example of bottom is an entry level position at a company.

The definition of bottom is the lowest, last or underside of something.

(adjective)

An example of bottom is the lowest drawer in a file cabinet; the bottom drawer.

See bottom in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the lowest part
1. the lowest or last place or position: the bottom of the class
2. 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
1. the part of a ship's hull normally below water
2. 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

Origin: ME botme < OE botm, bodan, ground, soil < IE *bhudh-men < base *bhudh- > L fundus, ground, Gr pythmen, bottom, Ger boden

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

noun

The deepest or lowest part: the bottom of a well; the bottom of the page.
The part closest to a reference point: was positioned at the bottom of the key for a rebound.
The underside: scraped the bottom of the car on a rock.
The supporting part; the base.
The far end or part: at the bottom of the bed.
a. The last place, as on a list.
b. The lowest or least favorable position: started at the bottom of the corporate hierarchy.
The basic underlying quality; the source: Let's get to the bottom of the problem.
The solid surface under a body of water.
Low-lying alluvial land adjacent to a river. Often used in the plural. Also called bottomland.
a. Nautical The part of a ship's hull below the water line.
b. A ship; a boat: “English merchants did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms” (G.M. Trevelyan).
The trousers or short pants of pajamas. Often used in the plural.
Informal The buttocks.
The seat of a chair.
Baseball The second or last half of an inning.
Staying power; stamina. Used of a horse.

verb bot·tomed, bot·tom·ing, bot·toms

verb, transitive

To provide with an underside.
To provide with a foundation.
To get to the bottom of; fathom.

verb, intransitive

To be or become based or grounded.
To rest on or touch the bottom.

Phrasal Verb: bottom out To descend to the lowest point possible, after which only a rise may occur: Sales of personal computers have bottomed out.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English botme

Origin: , from Old English botm

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