to bottom
- verb
- /ˈbɑːtəm/
- Specialized
- Then we left, that cruiser bottoming out and fishtailing through the yard, its mud grips digging down to the claypan.
- bottomed boat
Examples
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We're rowing and literally the boat hits the bottom and then bends like this.
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If that means there's a lot of ice underneath that you don't see, and if the if you're in a shallow part of the ocean, they can hit the bottom and get stuck.
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As the tide receded, the boat accidentally bottomed out on the rocky seabed.
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The sailor warned the crew to be careful not to bottom the vessel while navigating the shallows.
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When the shallow waters caused the ship to bottom, we quickly checked for any damages.
Synonyms
A vehicle hits a low spot so its lower part touches the ground
Antonyms
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
- NSFW
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
- Specialized
A disease caused by a fungus that makes the bottom leaves of plants rot first
- Specialized
A fungus that makes the lower parts of lettuce and other plants rot
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
To bottom (of a ship) means the ship's lower part hits the ground under the water, literally touching the 'bottom' below. That is why sailors used the verb bottom for ships running aground.