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Meaning of bottom out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point.
intransitive
Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface.
idiomatic
Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body.
idiomatic
Of a suspension or similar device, to strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion.
To fully anally penetrate.
intransitive, slang

Examples

“Going over that speed bump, my car bottomed out.”

“The hard landing caused the oleos to bottom out and the gear struts collapsed.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

bottom the house bottom-line bottom-lined bottom-lines bottom-lining bottom-post

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