to bottom
- verb
- /ˈbɑːtəm/
Examples
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For the maple cream: in a large heavy-bottomed pot set over medium heat
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Place the milk, water, and salt into a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
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Melt numerous sticks of butter over very low heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
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I have the deer-hide-bottomed straight-back chair that was Dad's from the time he was a toddler.
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Heat 6-8 cups of water in a wide-mouthed, heavy-bottomed vessel.
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Make sure to bottom the chair with a sturdy piece of wood for better support.
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You can bottom the armchair by adding a thick cushion underneath.
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To ensure comfort, always bottom your new sofa properly before use.
Idioms
- Informal
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
- Informal
Use the least good options because nothing better is left
- Informal
A late action that deals with a problem only after it has happened
- Informal
To risk all your money because you are sure something will happen
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
The last part of the final inning in baseball when the home team bats, a final chance to win
- Offensive
A person who gains from other people's problems by taking advantage of them
An animal, often a fish, that lives on the bottom of rivers or lakes and eats dead plants and animals
- Specialized
A slow, cold process that makes alcohol in beer where yeast settles to the bottom, used to make lager beers
- Specialized
A yeast that sinks to the bottom of a beer tank and makes lager beer
A cheaper model in a product range that has lower quality and is chosen to save money
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Influence from people in a community, sometimes using sexual appeal to sway decisions
- Specialized
A very small particle created in particle experiments that is much heavier than an electron
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A disease caused by a fungus that makes the bottom leaves of plants rot first
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A fungus that makes the lower parts of lettuce and other plants rot
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A sheet of copper fixed to a ship's bottom to stop barnacles and sea life
- Literature
A nickname for the United States government office that deals with other countries
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A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals
Surface Forms
Etymology
To bottom a chair means to give it a seat, and this verb comes directly from the noun bottom meaning 'seat' or 'base'. So to bottom furniture is simply to add the part you sit on.