"toccare il fondo" meaning in Italian

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      "form": "toccàre il fondo",
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    {
      "form": "tócco il fondo",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "toccài il fondo",
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      "form": "toccàto il fondo",
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        "past"
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        "to touch one's feet to the bottom of a body of water while one's head is above water"
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        "to move with the keel touching the bottom of a body of water (of a boat)"
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        "figuratively"
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  "word": "toccare il fondo"
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