bottom

(bŏt'əm)
n.

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

v., -tomed, -tom·ing, -toms.

v.tr.

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

v.intr.

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

phrasal verb:

bottom out

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

idiom:

at bottom

1. Basically.

[Middle English botme, from Old English botm.]

bottomer bot'tom·er n.

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In general: support level for market prices of any type. When prices fall below that level and appear to be continuing downward without check, we say that the bottom dropped out. When prices begin to trend upward again, we say they have bottomed out.


Economics: lowest point in an economic cycle, generally called a trough.


Securities: lowest market price of a security or commodity during a day, a season, a year, a cycle; also, lowest level of prices for the market as a whole, as measured by any of the several indexes.

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noun

1. A side or surface that is below or under: underneath, underside, undersurface. See over/under.
2. The lowest or supporting part or structure: base, basis, bed, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, seat, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural). See over/under.
3. A very low level, position, or degree: low, rock bottom. See high/low.
4. A point of origin from which ideas or influences, for example, originate: center, core, focus, heart, hub, quick, root. See start/end.
5. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump, seat. Informal backside, behind, rear. Slang bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British bum. See over/under.

adjective

Opposite to or farthest from the top: lowermost, lowest, nethermost, undermost. See over/under.

Idioms beginning with bottom:
bottom drops out, the
bottom line
bottom out

See also at bottom; from head to toe (top to bottom); from the bottom of one's heart; get to the bottom; hit (touch) bottom; knock the bottom out of; rock bottom; touch bottom; you bet your ass (bottom dollar).

adj

Definition: lowest; fundamental
Antonyms: highest, top, unnecessary

n

Definition: base, core
Antonyms: exteriority, outside

n

Definition: foundation
Antonyms: top

n. 1. the ground under a sea, river, or lake: the liner plunged to the bottom of the sea.

2. the keel or hull of a ship, especially the relatively flat portion on either side of the keel.

v.

(of a ship) reach or touch the ground under the sea: nuclear submarines cannot bottom.

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1. n. the buttocks.  My bottom is sore from sitting too long.
2. n. the second half of a baseball inning.  Wilbur hit a double-bagger in the bottom of the second.
3. tv. to drink something to the bottom.  He bottomed the beer and ordered another one.

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IN BRIEF: The undersurface of something.

There are fairies at the bottom of our garden. — Rose Fyleman.

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as in: below or beneath
sign description: Both flat hands begin on top of each other. The bottom hand falls down below the upper in a bouncing motion.

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For a list of words related to bottom, see:

• Performance, Airplay, and the Recording Industry - bottom: Slang. bass part of pop song
• Baseball - bottom: the last half of an inning
• Homosexuality - bottom: passive recipient in sex act
• Relative Positions - bottom: under or lower side; lowest point or place

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bund
adj. - bund-, nederst, underst
v. tr. - forsyne med bund
v. intr. - nå bunden

idioms:

• at the bottom    på bunden, nederst
• at the bottom of the heap    ved vejs ende
• at the bottom of the pile    ved vejs ende
• bottom falls out of    der sker et sammenbrud med
• bottom line    bundlinje, slutresultatet
• bottom out    stå nederst, bunde
• bottoms up    skål!, drik ud!, så bunder vi!
• get to the bottom of    nå til vejs ende

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderkant, onderste, bodem, billen, zitting, baseren, van bodem voorzien, de bodem raken (schip), doorgronden

Français (French)
n. - pied, bas, fond, siége, carène, postérieur (fam), partie inférieure, (fig) base, origine, fondement, "dessous", "fond", " bas" (sur une étiquette), (Fin) marché, en bout de, à l'origine de, fin fond
adj. - du bas, inférieur, premier, le plus bas, du fond, en bas, (fig) l'essentiel
v. tr. - munir d'un fonds, percer (un mystère), propulser (un sous-marin)
v. intr. - atteindre son niveau plancher, atteindre son plus bas niveau, munir d'un fonds, percer (un mystère), sonder, propulser (un sous-marin)

idioms:

• at bottom    au fond
• at the bottom of the heap    (être) en bas de l'échelle
• at the bottom of the pile    (être) en bas de l'échelle
• be at the bottom of    (être) à l'origine de
• bottom line    (Fin) le résultat financier, (fig) l'essentiel
• bottom out    atteindre le point le plus bas
• bottom round    (Culin) gîte à la noix
• bottoms up    cul sec (excl)
• get to the bottom of    examiner à fond
• the bottom falls out of    c'est l'effondrement de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Boden, Sohle, Grund, Fuß, Hintern, Unterseite, Hose
adj. - unter, unterst, letzt
v. - mit einem Boden versehen, ermessen, (Tech.) den Boden erreichen

idioms:

• at bottom    im Grunde genommen
• at the bottom of the heap    bei den Verlierern
• at the bottom of the pile    in niedriger Position
• be at the bottom of    unten, an der Unterseite, zuunterst, etwas verursachen
• bottom line    Fazit
• bottom out    den tiefsten Stand/Punkt erreichen
• bottom round    Kugel Blume
• bottoms up    Auf einen Zug austrinken!, Ex!
• get to the bottom of    auf den Grund gehen
• the bottom falls out of    etwas bricht zusammen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυθμένας, βυθός, πάτος, κάτω μέρος, οπίσθια, πισινός, βάση, βάθρο, γάστρα πλοίου
adj. - κάτω-κάτω, χαμηλότερος

idioms:

• at the bottom    υπαίτιος
• at the bottom of the heap    της τελευταίας υποστάθμης
• at the bottom of the pile    της τελευταίας υποστάθμης
• bottom falls out of    καταρρέει
• bottom line    τελικό κριτήριο, ουσία
• bottom out    πιάνω πάτο, (οικον.) κατέρχομαι στο όριο όπου αρχίζει η ανάκαμψη
• bottoms up    άσπρο πάτο!
• get to the bottom of    ερευνώ σε βάθος, εξιχνιάζω πλήρως

Italiano (Italian)
fondo, sedere, disotto, inferiore

idioms:

• at the bottom    in fondo
• bottom falls out of    la situazione crolla
• bottom line    in conclusione
• bottom out    raggiungere il piú basso livello
• bottoms up    cincin
• get to the bottom of    andare a fondo di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parte (f) mais baixa, base (f), nádegas (f pl) (coloq.), fundo (m)
adj. - inferior, básico, do fundo

idioms:

• at the bottom    no fundo
• bottom falls out of    preços (m pl) e demanda (f) de produtos em nível baixo
• bottom line    resultado (m) mais importante
• bottom out    cair
• bottoms up    terminar de beber, esvaziar os copos
• get to the bottom of    descobrir a causa

Русский (Russian)
дно, подножие, основание

idioms:

• at the bottom    внизу
• bottom falls out of    рухнуть, обрушиться
• bottom line    результат, основной фактор, в конце концов
• bottom out    достичь нижнего предела
• bottoms up    пей до дна
• get to the bottom of    докопаться до сути чего-либо

Español (Spanish)
n. - fondo, trasero, nalgas, cara inferior, parte de abajo, envés
adj. - inferior, del fondo, del pie
v. tr. - fondear, fundar, cimentar
v. intr. - descansar, estribar

idioms:

• at bottom    en la cara inferior, en la parte de abajo, abajo, al pie, en el fondo
• at the bottom of the heap    ser el último del montón
• at the bottom of the pile    estar en el escalón inferior de
• be at the bottom of    en la cara inferior, en la parte de abajo, abajo, al pie, en el fondo, ser la causa de fondo de algo
• bottom line    saldo final, resultado final
• bottom out    tocar fondo
• bottom round    cuadril , corte de carne
• bottoms up    ¡apurar las copas!
• get to the bottom of    llegar al fondo de la cuestión
• the bottom falls out of    que colapsó, que se fundió

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - botten, fot, undre del, stjärt, skrov
adj. - lägsta, nedersta, grund-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
底, 下端, 底部, 屁股, 臀部, 最低的, 最后的, 最下的, 装底, 测量深浅, 查明真相, 基于, 根据, 降至最低点, 到达底部

idioms:

• at the bottom    根本上, 在底部
• at the bottom of the heap    在一堆的底端
• at the bottom of the pile    在一堆的底端
• bottom falls out of    出现...暴跌的局面, 出现...跨台的局面
• bottom line    底线, 结果
• bottom out    降至最低点
• bottoms up    干杯
• get to the bottom of    弄清真相

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 底, 下端, 底部, 屁股, 臀部
adj. - 最低的, 最後的, 最下的
v. tr. - 裝底, 測量深淺, 查明真相
v. intr. - 基於, 根據, 降至最低點, 到達底部

idioms:

• at the bottom    根本上, 在底部
• at the bottom of the heap    在一堆的底端
• at the bottom of the pile    在一堆的底端
• bottom falls out of    出現...暴跌的局面, 出現...跨台的局面
• bottom line    底線, 結果
• bottom out    降至最低點
• bottoms up    乾杯
• get to the bottom of    弄清真相

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 아래, 기초, 엉덩이
adj. - 밑바닥의, 기본적인
v. tr. - ~에 바닥을 대다, ~에 기초를 두다, ~의 근본을 알아내다
v. intr. - 의거하다, 밑바닥에 다다르다

idioms:

• at the bottom    사실은
• at the bottom of the heap    ~에 대한 진짜이유
• at the bottom of the pile    ~에 대한 진짜이유
• bottom out    바닥을 벗어나다
• get to the bottom of    ~의 진상을 규명하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 底, 水底, 根底, 原因, 下部, 下位, 船底, 船, 尻, 座部, 奥, ふもと
v. - 根拠とする

idioms:

• at the bottom    心底は, 実際は
• bottom falls out of    崩壊する, 暴落する
• bottom line    最終結果, 最下行, 収益
• bottom out    底に届く, 底をつく
• bottoms up    乾杯
• from the bottom of one's heart    心の底から
• get to the bottom of    真相をきわめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أسفل, قاع, قعر, حضيض, مؤخرة (صفه) الأدنى, الأخير, السفلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחתית, יסוד, ספינה, מושב-הכיסא, ישבן, החלק הרחוק או הפנימי ביותר, הצד הפחות מכובד של שולחן, כיתה וכו', האדם היושב במקום הפחות מכובד, בסיס, האופי היסודי, גוף האוניה או שדרתה‬
adj. - ‮הצד הפחות מכובד של שולחן, כיתה וכו', האחרון, הנמוך ביותר, נמוך יותר‬
v. tr. - ‮ירד לעומקו, ביסס טיעון על, נגע בתחת‬
v. intr. - ‮הגיעה לתחתית (ספינה)‬

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