bottom

გამოთქმა: /ˈbɒtəm/

Universal

in the lowest position:the books on the bottom shelf
(of a place) in the furthest position away in a downhill direction:the bottom field
in the lowest or last position in a competition or ranking:I was put in the bottom class they came bottom with 17 points

Universal

1the lowest point or part of something:the bottom of the page she paused at the bottom of the stairs
the ground under a sea, river, or lake:the liner plunged to the bottom of the sea
the lowest surface on the inside of a container:place the fruit on the bottom of the dish
the seat of a chair.
chiefly British the furthest part or point of something:the shed at the bottom of the garden
the lowest position in a competition or ranking:he started at the bottom and now has his own business
(also bottoms) the lower half of a specified two-piece garment:a pair of pyjama bottoms
(bottoms)another term for bottomland.river bottoms
the keel or hull of a ship: the double bottoms of the ship

4 [mass noun] archaic stamina or strength of character: whatever his faults, he possesses that old-fashioned quality—bottom

5 archaic a ship, especially a cargo carrier: the Americans placed an embargo on shipping in American bottoms to British areas

Universal

1 [no object] (of a ship) reach or touch the ground under the sea:nuclear submarines cannot bottom
[with object] Australian/NZ excavate (a hole or mine) to the level of a mineral-bearing stratum: scores of abandoned claims have never been properly bottomed, according to the old prospectors
[no object] Australian/NZ find gold or other minerals while mining:he’s bottomed on opal there
[with object] archaic find the extent or real nature of: he had bottomed the whole inquiry

2 [no object] (usually bottom out) (of a situation) reach the lowest point before stabilizing or improving:encouraging signs suggested the recession was bottoming out

at bottom: fundamentally:at bottom, science is exploration
be at the bottom of: be the basic cause or origin of (something): he knew what was at the bottom of it—Jane wanted them to live together
the bottom falls (or drops) out: used to refer to the sudden collapse or failure of something:the bottom fell out of the market for classic cars
bottoms up!: informal used to express friendly feelings towards one’s companions before drinking.
from the bottom of one's heart: see heart.
from the bottom up: starting at the lower end or beginning of a hierarchy or process and proceeding to the top:we began to study history from the bottom up
get to the bottom of: find an explanation for (a mystery): the health authority was determined to get to the bottom of what went wrong
knock the bottom out of: cause (something) to collapse or fail suddenly: a shortfall in supplies would knock the bottom out of the engineering industry
you (can) bet your bottom dollar: informal used to state one’s conviction that a particular thing is going to happen:you can bet your bottom dollar it’ll end in tears

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