What is the meaning of the word "bottom"?
Definitions:
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a cargo ship
noun
- they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms
- they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms
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the lowest part of anything
noun
- they started at the bottom of the hill
- they started at the bottom of the hill
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the lowest rank
adjective
- bottom member of the class
- bottom member of the class
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to provide with a bottom or a seat
verb
- They bottomed the chairs when asked.
- They bottomed the chairs when asked.
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to strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
verb
- We bottomed but when the tide came back in we were able to continue on.
- We bottomed but when the tide came back in we were able to continue on.