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bottomed out

bottomed out is the simple past and past participle of bottom out.

Meaning of bottom out

Verb

bottom out (third-person singular simple present bottoms out, present participle bottoming out, simple past and past participle bottomed out)

  1. (intransitive) To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface.
    • Going over that speed bump, my car bottomed out.
  3. (idiomatic) Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body.
  4. 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.
  5. (intransitive, slang) To fully anally penetrate.
  6. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be, at a basic level.
    • The problem bottoms out into a management issue.

Questions about bottomed out

What is bottomed out the simple past and past participle of?
Bottomed out is the simple past and past participle of bottom out.

Words near bottomed out in the dictionary

  1. bottomage
  2. bottomaged
  3. bottome
  4. bottomed
  5. bottomed on
  6. bottomed out
  7. bottomed the house
  8. bottomedness
  9. bottomelesse
  10. bottomer
  11. bottomers

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