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Bottom(dictionary)

bottom 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?lowest part?
2 ?lowest side?
3 ?lowest inner part?
4 ?lowest social position/rank?
5 ?ocean/river?
6 ?body?
7 ?clothes?
8 ?furthest part?
9 get to the bottom of something
10 be/lie at the bottom of something
11 be at/hit/reach rock bottom
12 from the bottom of your heart
13 the bottom drops/falls out of the market
14 bottoms up!
15 big-bottomed/round-bottomed etc
16 at bottom
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[Language: Old English; Origin: botm]
?LOWEST PART?
the bottom
the lowest part of something
-opposite top top the bottom of
::Can you hold the bottom of the ladder for me?
at the bottom (of sth)
::Grandma was standing at the bottom of the stairs.
::at the bottom of the page
::Go downstairs and wait for me at the bottom.
the bottom of the page/screen
::There should be a menu bar at the bottom of your screen.
?LOWEST SIDE?
[C usually singular] the flat surface on the lowest side of an object
the bottom of sth
::Something's hanging from the bottom of your car.
::What's that on the bottom of your shoe?
?LOWEST INNER PART?
[C usually singular] the lowest inner surface of something such as a container
at/in the bottom of sth
::I found the keys - they were at the bottom of my handbag.
::The drugs had been hidden in a suitcase with a false bottom.
?LOWEST SOCIAL POSITION/RANK?
the bottom
the lowest position in an organization or company
-opposite top top the bottom of
::The Giants are at the bottom of the league.
the bottom of the ladder/pile/heap
(=the lowest position in society, an organization etc)
::Immigrants were at the bottom of the pile.
::Higgins had started at the bottom (=in a low position in a company) and worked his way up to become managing director.
second/third etc from bottom
::United currently lie second from bottom of the Premier League.
?OCEAN/RIVER?
the bottom
the ground under a sea, river etc, or the flat land in a valley
the bottom of
::The bottom of the pool is very slippery.
at/on the bottom (of sth)
::A body was found at the bottom of the canal.
the sea/river bottom
::fish living on the sea bottom
?BODY?
[C] the part of your body that you sit on
-synonym backside backside
::I just sat on my bottom and slid down.
?CLOTHES?
[C usually plural] the part of a set of clothes that you wear on the lower part of your body
::pyjama bottoms
::a blue bikini bottom
?FURTHEST PART?
the bottom of a road/garden etc
especially BrE the part of a road, area of land etc that is furthest from where you are
::There's a shop at the bottom of the street.
get to the bottom of sth
to find out the cause of a problem or situation
::I never got to the bottom of this!
be/lie at the bottom of sth
to be the basic cause of a problem or situation
::Lack of money is at the bottom of many family problems.
be at/hit/reach rock bottom
a) to be in a very bad situation that could not be any worse
::I was at rock bottom, and knew I had to try and stop drinking.
b) to be at a very low level
::We bought the house when prices were at rock bottom.
from the bottom of your heart
in a very sincere way
::Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
the bottom drops/falls out of the market
when people stop buying a particular product, so that the people who sell it can no longer make any money
bottoms up!
spoken used to tell someone to enjoy or finish their alcoholic drink
big-bottomed/round-bottomed etc
having a bottom or base that is big, round etc
at bottom
formal the way a person or situation really is, although they may seem different
::She's a good kind person at bottom.
-see also top top
-see also you can bet your bottom dollar at bet 1 (4), knock the bottom out of at knock 1 (25), from top to bottom at top 1 (21), the bottom of the list at list 1 (2), scrape the bottom of the barrel at scrape 1 (5)