bottom

bottom [bät′əm]

n.

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

1. the lowest part

2.

a) the lowest or last place or position [the bottom of the class]

b) Baseball the second half ( of an inning)

3. the part on which something rests; base

4. the underside or whichever end is underneath [the bottom of a crate]

5. the seat of a chair

6. the part farthest in; inner end, as of a bay or lane

7. the bed or ground beneath a body of water

☆ 8. [usually pl.] BOTTOMLAND

9.

a) the part of a ship's hull normally below water

b) a ship; esp., a cargo ship

10. [usually pl.] the lower unit of a two-piece garment, as pajama trousers

11. fundamental or basic meaning or cause; source

12. endurance; stamina

13. Informal the buttocks

adj.

of, at, or on the bottom; lowest, last, undermost, basic, etc.

vt.

1. to provide with a bottom

2. to place (something) on or upon a foundation; base

vi.

1. to reach or rest upon the bottom

2. to be based or established

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at bottom

fundamentally; actually

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be at the bottom of

to be the underlying cause of; be the real reason for

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☆ bet one's bottom dollar

Slang to bet one's last dollar; bet everything one has

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☆ bottom out

to level off at a low point, as prices

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bottoms up!

Informal drink deep!: a toast