"bottom out" meaning in English

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Verb

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, automotive) Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-bottom_out-en-verb-Au47kKxW Categories (other): Automotive Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  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: 6 16 48 26 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 8 16 49 19 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 9 63 17 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 16 60 15 4
  4. (mechanical engineering) Of a suspension or similar device, to strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion.
    Sense id: en-bottom_out-en-verb-y5rEYQVR Categories (other): Mechanical engineering Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (intransitive, gay slang) To fully anally penetrate. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-bottom_out-en-verb-79mEkSvn Topics: LGBT

Inflected forms

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        "singular",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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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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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Automotive",
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        }
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              35,
              47
            ]
          ],
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        }
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        "Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface."
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          "automotive",
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        [
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        [
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        "(idiomatic, automotive) Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface."
      ],
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        "vehicles"
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "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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              37,
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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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        "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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        [
          "strike",
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        [
          "mechanical",
          "mechanical"
        ],
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
        [
          "buffer",
          "buffer"
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        [
          "downward",
          "downward"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "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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        "mechanical",
        "mechanical-engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
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        "To fully anally penetrate."
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        "(intransitive, gay slang) To fully anally penetrate."
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "slang"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point."
      ],
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          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "nadir",
          "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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        "Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface."
      ],
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          "automotive",
          "automotive"
        ],
        [
          "touch",
          "touch"
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          "drag",
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        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, automotive) Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface."
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        "automotive",
        "transport",
        "vehicles"
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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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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Mechanical engineering"
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a suspension or similar device, to strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mechanical engineering",
          "mechanical engineering"
        ],
        [
          "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."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "mechanical",
        "mechanical-engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English gay slang",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fully anally penetrate."
      ],
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          "gay"
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        [
          "anally",
          "anally"
        ],
        [
          "penetrate",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, gay slang) To fully anally penetrate."
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "slang"
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        "LGBT"
      ]
    }
  ],
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