"rock-bottom" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rock-bottom (uncountable)
  1. Alternative spelling of rock bottom Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: rock bottom
    Sense id: en-rock-bottom-en-noun-FSroJOkk

Verb

Forms: rock-bottoms [present, singular, third-person], rock-bottoming [participle, present], rock-bottomed [participle, past], rock-bottomed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} rock-bottom (third-person singular simple present rock-bottoms, present participle rock-bottoming, simple past and past participle rock-bottomed)
  1. (intransitive, figuratively) To fall to the lowest possible level. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-rock-bottom-en-verb-ytQgU7B3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

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