"bottom out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-bottom out.ogg Forms: bottoms out [present, singular, third-person], bottoming out [participle, present], bottomed out [participle, past], bottomed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bottom out (third-person singular simple present bottoms out, present participle bottoming out, simple past and past participle bottomed out)
  1. (intransitive) To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bottom_out-en-verb-IsJkKvU6
  2. (idiomatic, of a vehicle) To touch or drag along the ground or other surface. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-bottom_out-en-verb-OCyCQJIg
  3. (idiomatic) Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-bottom_out-en-verb-p4L0U-n2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 58 32 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 10 6 59 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 4 66 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 71 20
  4. (mechanical engineering, of a suspension or similar device) To strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion. Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering
    Sense id: en-bottom_out-en-verb-XSOVsIYJ Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "bottomed out",
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        "To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "nadir",
          "nadir"
        ],
        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Going over that speed bump, my car bottomed out.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To touch or drag along the ground or other surface."
      ],
      "id": "en-bottom_out-en-verb-OCyCQJIg",
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          "touch",
          "touch"
        ],
        [
          "drag",
          "drag"
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        [
          "ground",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, of a vehicle) To touch or drag along the ground or other surface."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a vehicle"
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
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        "Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body."
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        {
          "text": "The hard landing caused the oleos to bottom out and the gear struts collapsed.",
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        }
      ],
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        "To strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion."
      ],
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          "mechanical engineering",
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        [
          "suspension",
          "suspension"
        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "mechanical",
          "mechanical"
        ],
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
        [
          "buffer",
          "buffer"
        ],
        [
          "downward",
          "downward"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mechanical engineering, of a suspension or similar device) To strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion."
      ],
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        "of a suspension or similar device"
      ],
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        "engineering",
        "mechanical",
        "mechanical-engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
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        "To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point."
      ],
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          "nadir",
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          "low",
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        "(intransitive) To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point."
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        "To touch or drag along the ground or other surface."
      ],
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        [
          "drag",
          "drag"
        ],
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          "ground",
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, of a vehicle) To touch or drag along the ground or other surface."
      ],
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        "of a vehicle"
      ],
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    },
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        "Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body."
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        "(idiomatic) Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body."
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        }
      ],
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        "To strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion."
      ],
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          "mechanical engineering",
          "mechanical engineering"
        ],
        [
          "suspension",
          "suspension"
        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "mechanical",
          "mechanical"
        ],
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
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          "buffer",
          "buffer"
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          "downward",
          "downward"
        ],
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          "motion",
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        "(mechanical engineering, of a suspension or similar device) To strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion."
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        "of a suspension or similar device"
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        "engineering",
        "mechanical",
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        "natural-sciences",
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