bottom bottom /ˈbɑːtəm/

adjective

1. The lowest rank  ( bottom )
   the lowest rank
    Bottom member of the class
   bottom member of the class
   
2. Situated at the bottom or lowest position  ( bottom )
   situated at the bottom or lowest position
    The bottom drawer
   the bottom drawer
   

noun

1. () The lower side of anything  ( undersurface , underside , bottom )
   the lower side of anything
     The shipwreck lay at the bottom of the ocean, a haunting reminder of the past.
   The shipwreck lay at the bottom of the ocean, a haunting reminder of the past.
   
2. () The lowest part of anything  ( bottom )
   the lowest part of anything
    They started at the bottom of the hill
   they started at the bottom of the hill
   
3. () The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on  ( arse [Canadian, British, Vulgar] , backside , bum [Informal, British] , buns [Informal, N. American] , butt [Informal, N. American] , can [Informal, N. American] , derriere , fanny [Informal, N. American, Vulgar] , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister [ N. American, Vulgar] , nates , posterior , prat [Vulgar] , rear [Informal] , rump , stern , tail end , tooshie [Informal] , tush [Informal, N. American] , ass [ N. American, Vulgar] , behind , bottom , buttocks , rear end [Informal] , seat , tail [Informal, N. American] , bahookie [Dialect, Informal, UK] , botty [Informal] , derrière , heinie [Informal, American] , jacksie [British, Vulgar] , jacksy [British, Vulgar] , keester [ N. American, Vulgar] , patootie [Informal, American] , tushy [Informal, N. American] )
   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    He deserves a good kick in the butt
   he deserves a good kick in the butt
    Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
   are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
   
   
4. () A depression forming the ground under a body of water  ( bottom , bed )
   a depression forming the ground under a body of water
    He searched for treasure on the ocean bed
   he searched for treasure on the ocean bed
   
5. () The second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat  ( bottom of the inning , bottom )
   the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
   
6. A cargo ship  ( bottom , merchant ship , merchantman , freighter )
   a cargo ship
    They did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms
   they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms
   
   
7. Low-lying alluvial land near a river  ( bottom , bottomland )
   low-lying alluvial land near a river
     The fertile bottomland along the river was ideal for agriculture, yielding abundant crops.
   The fertile bottomland along the river was ideal for agriculture, yielding abundant crops.
   

verb

1. Come to understand  ( bottom , penetrate , fathom )
   come to understand
     I can't fathom why she would make such a reckless decision.
   I can't fathom why she would make such a reckless decision.
   
2. Strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom  ( bottom )
   strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
   
3. (cabinetwork) provide with a bottom or a seat  ( bottom )
   (cabinetwork) provide with a bottom or a seat
    Bottom the chairs
   bottom the chairs