Noun
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a cargo ship
"they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
- merchant ship -
low-lying alluvial land near a river
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a depression forming the ground under a body of water
"he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
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the second half of an inning
while the home team is at bat
- bottom of the inning -
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"
"are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- hind end - rear end - tail end -
the lowest part of anything
"they started at the bottom of the hill"
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the lower side of anything
Verb
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come to understand
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strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
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provide with a bottom or a seat
"bottom the chairs"
Adjective
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the lowest rank
"bottom member of the class"
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situated at the bottom or lowest position
"the bottom drawer"