bottom (redirected from you bet your bottom dollar)

bot·tom  (btm)

n.

1. The deepest or lowest part: the bottom of a well; the bottom of the page.

2. The part closest to a reference point: was positioned at the bottom of the key for a rebound.

3. The underside: scraped the bottom of the car on a rock.

4. The supporting part; the base.

5. The far end or part: at the bottom of the bed.

6.

a. The last place, as on a list.

b. The lowest or least favorable position: started at the bottom of the corporate hierarchy.

7. The basic underlying quality; the source: Let's get to the bottom of the problem.

8. The solid surface under a body of water.

9. Low-lying alluvial land adjacent to a river. Often used in the plural. Also called bottomland.

10.

a. Nautical The part of a ship's hull below the water line.

b. A ship; a boat: "English merchants did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" G.M. Trevelyan.

11. The trousers or short pants of pajamas. Often used in the plural.

12. Informal The buttocks.

13. The seat of a chair.

14. Baseball The second or last half of an inning.

15. Staying power; stamina. Used of a horse.

v. bot·tomed, bot·tom·ing, bot·toms

v.tr.

1. To provide with an underside.

2. To provide with a foundation.

3. To get to the bottom of; fathom.

v.intr.

1. To be or become based or grounded.

2. To rest on or touch the bottom.

Phrasal Verb:

bottom out

To descend to the lowest point possible, after which only a rise may occur: Sales of personal computers have bottomed out.

Idiom:

at bottom

Basically.

---

[Middle English botme, from Old English botm.]

---

bottom·er n.

---

bottom

Noun

1. the lowest, deepest, or farthest removed part of a thing: the bottom of a hill

2. the least important or successful position: the bottom of a class

3. the ground underneath a sea, lake, or river

4. the underneath part of a thing

5. the buttocks

6. at bottom in reality; basically

7. be at the bottom of to be the ultimate cause of

8. get to the bottom of to discover the real truth about

Adjective

lowest or last [Old English botm]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bottom - the lower side of anything           underside, undersurface base - a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" bilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom heel - the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation sole - the underside of footwear or a golf club side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" underbelly - lower side; "the underbellies of clouds"
	2.	bottom - the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill" foot - the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain" base - (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull" rock bottom - the absolute bottom region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	3.	bottom - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	4.	bottom - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat bottom of the inning inning, frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat bout, round, turn - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive top of the inning, top - the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
	5.	bottom - a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" bed lake bed, lake bottom - the bottom of a lake natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean river bottom, riverbed - a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river creek bed, streambed - a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
	6.	bottom - low-lying alluvial land near a river bottomland land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
	7.	bottom - a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" freighter, merchant ship, merchantman cargo ship, cargo vessel - a ship designed to carry cargo
Verb	1.	bottom - provide with a bottom or a seat; "bottom the chairs" cabinetry, cabinetwork - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	bottom - strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
	3.	bottom - come to understand fathom, penetrate understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
Adj.	1.	bottom - situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer" side - located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch" top - situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
	2.	bottom - the lowest rank; "bottom member of the class" worst - (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"

---

bottom

noun 1. lowest part, base, foot, bed, floor, basis, foundation, depths, support, pedestal, deepest part << OPPOSITE top

noun 2. underside, sole, underneath, lower side

noun 3. (Informal) buttocks, behind (informal) rear, butt U.S., Canad. (informal) bum Brit. (slang) buns U.S. (slang) backside, rump, seat, tail (informal) rear end, posterior, derrière (euphemistic) tush U.S. (slang) fundament, jacksy Brit. (slang)

adjective 4. lowest, last, base, ground, basement, undermost << OPPOSITE higher

Translations

bottom [ˈbɔtəm] n [of box, sea] → fondo (= buttocks); trasero, culo; [of page, mountain, tree] → pie m [of list] → final m

adj (= lowest) → más bajo (= last); último;

to get to the bottom of sth (fig) → llegar al fondo de algo

bottom [ˈbɔtəm] n [of container, sea etc] → fond m (= buttocks); derrière m [of page, list]; bas m [of chair]; siège m [of mountain, tree, hill]; pied m

adj (shelf, step) → du bas;

to get to the bottom of sth (fig) → découvrir le fin fond de qch

bottom [ˈbɔtəm] n → Boden m;

(buttocks) → Hintern m;

(of page, list) → Ende nt;

(of chair) → Sitz m;

(of mountain, tree) → Fuß m

adj (lower) → untere(r, s);

(last) → unterste(r, s);

at the bottom of → unten an/in +dat;

at the bottom of the page/list → unten auf der Seite/Liste;

to be at the bottom of the class → der/die Letzte in der Klasse sein;

to get to the bottom of sth (fig) → einer Sache dat auf den Grund kommen

bottom [ˈbɔtəm] n → fondo; [of mountain, tree, hill] → piedi mpl (= buttocks); sedere m

adj → più basso/a, ultimo/a;

at the bottom of → in fondo a;

to get to the bottom of sth (fig) → andare al fondo di or in fondo a qc

---

bottom

n bottom [ˈbotəm]

1 the lowest part of anything the bottom of the sea. bodem قاع، قَعْر، أسْفَل дъно dno bund der Boden πυθμένας, πάτος fondo põhi ته pohja fond תַּחתִית सबसे नीचे का भाग dno fenék, vminek az alja dasar botn fondo 底 밑바닥 dugnas apakšējā daļa; pamats; dibens dasar bodem bunn dno fundo fund дно dno dno dno botten ส่วนต่ำที่สุด taban, dip 底部 дно; низ پیندا ، نچلا حصہ đáy 底部

2 the part of the body on which a person sits. sitvlak, boude مُؤَخَّرَه، عَجْز задни части zadnice bag; ende der Hintern πισινός trasero, culo istmik نشیمن گاه takamus derrière יַשבָן नितंब, चूतड़ stražnjica fenék bokong bakhluti, rass sedere しり 엉덩이 sėdynė sēžamvieta punggung achterste bakdel, rumpe siedzenie traseiro fund, dos зад zadok zadnjica zadnjica ända, stjärt ก้น kıç, popo 屁股 зад پیٹھ ، چُوٹر mông đít 屁股

adj ˈbottomless

very deep a bottomless pit. bodemloos لا قَعْرَ لَهُ، عَميقٌ جِدّا бездънен bezedný bundløs bodenlos απύθμενος, πολύ βαθύς sin fondo põhjatu بسیار عمیق pohjaton sans fond בִּלְתִי מוּגְבַּל अथाह, अगम bezdan feneketlen sangat dalam botnlaus senza fondo 底なしの 매우 깊은 labai gilus bez dibena; ļoti dziļš sangat dalam bodemloos bunnløs bezdenny sem fundo fără fund бездонный bezodný brez dna koji je bez dna bottenlös ลึกมาก dipsiz, çok derin 無底的 бездонний, безмежний انتہائی گہرا ، اتھاہ ، عمیق ترین không đáy 无底的

be at the bottom of

to be the cause of (usually something bad) Who's at the bottom of these rumours? oorsprong السَّبَبُ في، وَراءَ бивам причина за být příčinou stå bag der Grund πίσω από βρίσκομαι, είμαι η αιτία (συν. για κτ. κακό) detrás de estar algo (millegi) taga seisma اصل و منشاء بودن jonkin takana à l'origine être de לַעֲמוֹד מַאֲחוֹרֵי किसी खराब चीज का कारण होना biti uzrok vmiért felelős penyebab á bak við, rótin að essere la causa di, essere all'origine di ～の原因である būti priežastimi būt pamatā; būt par cēloni punca achter... zitten stå bak być sprężyną, stać za, być przyczyną estar por trás de a fi la originea стоять за чем-л. byť príčinou biti vzrok biti uzrok ligga bakom เป็นสาเหตุให้เกิดสิ่งเลวร้าย ...-in gerisinde, aslında 引起 бути справжньою причиною чого کسی چیز کے پیچھے ہونا nguyên nhân sâu xa 引起

get to the bottom of

to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc). iets deurgrond يَسْبرُ غَوْرَ، يَكْتَشِفُ حَقيقَةَ الأشْياء разкривам přijít na kloub komme til bunds i einer Sache auf den Grund gehen σε βάθος ερευνώ, εξιχνιάζω llegar al fondo de algo põhjani tungima ته و توی چیزی را درآوردن päästä selvyyteen jostakin aller jusqu'au fond de לַחֲקוֹר עַד הַיסוֹד असलियत का पता लगाना otkriti uzrok vminek a mélyére hatol menemukan penyebab komast til botns í andare al fondo di ～の真相をきわめる 진상을 규명하다 išsiaiškinti esmę, atskleisti izdibināt selesaikan achter... komen komme til bunns i dotrzeć do sedna espiolhar a da de capăt добраться до сути prísť na koreň priti stvari do dna dokučiti gå till botten med, komma till klarhet med ค้นหาคำอธิบายเกี่ยวกับความจริงบางอย่าง ...-in iç yüzünü öğrenmek 弄清...的真相 дійти до суті справи تہہ تک پہنچنا tìm hiểu ngọn nguồn 弄清...的真相