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Noun bottom has 7 senses

bottom, underside, undersurface - the lower side of anything
--₁ is a kind of side, face
--₁ has particulars: base; bilge; heel; sole; underbelly
Derived forms: verb bottom₁, verb bottom₂
bottom - the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"
--₂ is a kind of region, part
--₂ has particulars: foot; base; rock bottom
Derived forms: verb bottom₁, verb bottom₂
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass - 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?"
--₃ is a kind of body part
--₃ is a part of torso, trunk, body
bottom, bottom of the inning - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
--₄ is a kind of turn, bout, round
--₄ is a part of inning, frame
Antonyms: top, top of the inning
bed, bottom - a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
--₅ is a kind of natural depression, depression
--₅ has particulars:
lake bed, lake bottom; ocean floor, ocean bottom, seabed, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones; riverbed, river bottom; streambed, creek bed
bottomland, bottom - low-lying alluvial land near a river
--₆ is a kind of land, ground, soil
bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant ship - a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
--₇ is a kind of cargo ship, cargo vessel

Verb bottom has 3 senses

bottom - provide with a bottom or a seat; "bottom the chairs"
--₁ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish

Derived forms: noun bottom₂, noun bottom₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
bottom - strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
--₂ is one way to hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with

Derived forms: noun bottom₂, noun bottom₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
penetrate, fathom, bottom - come to understand
--₃ is one way to understand
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE