"bottom" meaning in English

See bottom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɒtəm/ [UK], /ˈbɑtəm/ [US] Audio: en-us-bottom.ogg [US] Forms: bottom [singular], bottoms [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The bottom of something is its lowest part.
    Sense id: simple-bottom-en-noun-KwquTmxc
  2. If you are at the bottom, you are at the social lowest position.
    Sense id: simple-bottom-en-noun-ldh7k0KQ
  3. Your bottom is the round part between your legs and your back.
    Sense id: simple-bottom-en-noun-HbhR1bP8
  4. A bottom is the part of a set of clothing that you put your legs through.
    Sense id: simple-bottom-en-noun-aokS5wys
  5. The bottom of an inning in baseball is its second half.
    Sense id: simple-bottom-en-noun-1XMDfh5Z Categories (other): Sports

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɒtəm/ [UK], /ˈbɑtəm/ [US] Audio: en-us-bottom.ogg [US] Forms: bottom [canonical], bottoms [third-person, singular], bottomed [past], bottomed [past, participle], bottoming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something bottoms (out), it stops going down.
    Sense id: simple-bottom-en-verb-UO73jxLo Categories (other): Verbs
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