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bottom
ˈbɒtəm Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the lowest point or part of something.
    E.g. the bottom of the page
  • a person's buttocks.
    E.g. he climbs the side of the gorge, scratching his bottom unselfconsciously
  • stamina or strength of character.
    E.g. whatever his faults, he possesses that old-fashioned quality—bottom
  • a man who takes the passive role in anal intercourse with another man.
adjective
  • in the lowest position.
    E.g. the books on the bottom shelf
  • denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of - 1/3. Bottom quarks have similar properties to down quarks and strange quarks, but are distinguished from them by having a larger mass.
verb
  • (of a situation) reach the lowest point before stabilizing or improving.
    E.g. encouraging signs suggested the recession was bottoming out
  • (of a ship) reach or touch the ground under the sea.
    E.g. nuclear submarines cannot bottom

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