bottom
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[edit] Etymology
Old English botm, bodan "ground, soil, lowest part," from Proto-Germanic *buthm- (cf. Old Frisian boden (“‘soil’”), German Boden (“‘ground, earth, soil’”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ- (cf. Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna), πυθμήν (puthmēn), “‘foundation’”), Latin fundus (“‘bottom, piece of land, farm’”), Old Irish bond. Meaning "posterior of a man" is from 1794; the verb "to reach the bottom of" is from 1808. Bottom dollar "the last dollar one has" is from 1882.
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bottom (plural bottoms)
- The lowest part from the uppermost part, in either of these senses:
- The part furthest in the direction toward which an unsupported object would fall.
- The part seen, or intended to be seen, nearest the edge of the visual field normally occupied by the lowest visible objects, as "footers appear at the bottoms of pages".
- (euphemism) The buttocks or anus.
- (baseball) The second half of an inning, the home team's turn to bat.
- (BDSM) A submissive in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- (slang, gay sexuality) A gay man who likes take a passive sexual role rather than an active role (e.g. to be penetrated in anal sex rather than to penetrate).
- (nautical) a cargo vessel, a ship.
- (nautical) certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater.
- (British, slang) character, reliability, staying-power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment. See lack bottom.
- (British, US) a valley, often used in place names.
- Where shall we go for a walk? How about Ashcombe Bottom?
[edit] Synonyms
- (1): base
- (2): arse (British, Australian, NZ), ass, fanny (North American), backside, bot, bott, botty, bum, buttocks
- (5): catcher
- See also Wikisaurus:buttocks
- See also Wikisaurus:anus
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- (1), (2), (5): top
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[edit] Verb
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to bottom (third-person singular simple present bottoms, present participle bottoming, simple past and past participle bottomed)
- To fall to the lowest point.
- John J. Murphy, Intermarket Analysis: Profiting from Global Market Relationships (2004) p. 119:
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average bottomed on September 24, 2001. The CRB Index bottomed on October 24.
- John J. Murphy, Intermarket Analysis: Profiting from Global Market Relationships (2004) p. 119:
- To be the source of support or authority for something.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Executive Orders and Presidential Directives, (2001) p.59.
- Moreover, the Supreme Court has held that the President must obey outstanding executive orders, even when bottomed on the Constitution, until they are revoked.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Executive Orders and Presidential Directives, (2001) p.59.
- To be the submissive in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
[edit] Adjective
bottom (comparative more bottom, superlative most bottom)
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- The lowest or last place or position.
- Those files should go on the bottom shelf.