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Dictionary definition · bottom

noun

  1. the lower side of anything
  2. the lowest part of anything"they started at the bottom of the hill"
  3. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on"he deserves a good kick in the butt"
  4. the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
  5. a depression forming the ground under a body of water"he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
  6. low-lying alluvial land near a river
  7. a cargo ship"they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"

verb

  1. provide with a bottom or a seat"bottom the chairs"
  2. strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
  3. come to understand

adjective

  1. situated at the bottom or lowest position"the bottom drawer"
  2. the lowest rank"bottom member of the class"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).