Meaning & Definition of Bottom in English
English⟶
Bottom
/bɑtəm/
noun
1. The lower side of anything
synonym:
- bottom,
- underside,
- undersurface
2. The lowest part of anything
- "They started at the bottom of the hill"
synonym:
- bottom
3. 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?"
synonym:
- buttocks,
- nates,
- arse,
- butt,
- backside,
- bum,
- buns,
- can,
- fundament,
- hindquarters,
- hind end,
- keister,
- posterior,
- prat,
- rear,
- rear end,
- rump,
- stern,
- seat,
- tail,
- tail end,
- tooshie,
- tush,
- bottom,
- behind,
- derriere,
- fanny,
- ass
4. The second half of an inning
- While the home team is at bat
synonym:
- bottom,
- bottom of the inning
5. A depression forming the ground under a body of water
- "He searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
synonym:
- bed,
- bottom
6. Low-lying alluvial land near a river
synonym:
- bottomland,
- bottom
7. A cargo ship
- "They did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
synonym:
- bottom,
- freighter,
- merchantman,
- merchant ship
verb
1. Provide with a bottom or a seat
- "Bottom the chairs"
synonym:
- bottom
2. Strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
synonym:
- bottom
3. Come to understand
synonym:
- penetrate,
- fathom,
- bottom
adjective
1. Situated at the bottom or lowest position
- "The bottom drawer"
synonym:
- bottom(a)
2. The lowest rank
- "Bottom member of the class"
synonym:
- bottom
Examples of using
The peaches at the bottom of the basket are rotten.
You've reached the bottom.
The first sip taken from the cup of science turns you into an atheist, but God is waiting for you at the bottom of the cup.