bottom

bot•tom

[[t]ˈbɒt əm[/t]] n.

1) the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top:

the bottom of a page; ice on the bottom of the glass[/ex]

2) the under or lower side; underside:

the bottom of a typewriter[/ex]

3) the ground under any body of water:

the bottom of the sea[/ex]

4) geo Usu., bottoms. low alluvial land next to a river

5) naut.

a) the part of a hull of a vessel that is immersed at all times

b) a cargo vessel

6) fur the seat of a chair

7) inf Informal. the buttocks; rump

8) the fundamental part; basic aspect

9) clo bottoms, (used with a pl. v.) the trousers or pants of a pair of pajamas

10) the cause; origin; basis

11) spo the second half of an inning in baseball

12) the lowest limit, esp. of dignity or status; nadir

13) to furnish with a bottom

14) to base or found (usu. fol. by on or upon)

15) to discover the full meaning of (something); fathom

16) to be based; rest

17) to strike against or reach the bottom

18) phv bottom out, to reach the lowest state or level

19) of or pertaining to the bottom or a bottom

20) located on or at the bottom:

the bottom floor[/ex]

21) lowest:

bottom prices[/ex]

22) ecl living near or on the bottom:

A flounder is a bottom fish[/ex]

23) fundamental:

the bottom cause[/ex]

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- at bottom bet one's bottom dollar bottoms up

Etymology: bef. 1000; ME botme, OE botm