bottom out
To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest pointTo reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point.
» If you stuff the box too full, the bottom will fall out.
Wenn du die Kiste überfüllst, wird der Boden aufgehen.
Wenn Sie die Kiste überfüllen, wird der Boden aufgehen.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point.
reach the low point
(idiomatic)Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface.
Going over that speed bump, my car bottomed out.
(idiomatic)Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body.
Of a suspension or similar device, to strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion.
The hard landing caused the oleos to bottom out and the gear struts collapsed.
(intransitive, slang)To fully anally penetrate.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To be, at a basic level.
The problem bottoms out into a management issue.
Examples
5 sentencesIf you stuff the box too full, the bottom will fall out.
deWenn du die Kiste überfüllst, wird der Boden aufgehen. — Tamy
The bottom has fallen out of the market.
Yanni cut the bottom out of the bucket.
The deterioration of corporate earnings has yet to bottom out.
The Dow plunged 35 points and then bottomed out.
Forms
bottoms out, bottoming out, bottomed out, bottomed out| Base form | bottom out · to bottom out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bottoms out |
| Present participle | bottoming out |
| Past simple | bottomed out |
| Past participle | bottomed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb