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rebottom

rebottom verb: to repair by replacing the bottom.

Verb

rebottom (third-person singular simple present rebottoms, present participle rebottoming, simple past and past participle rebottomed)

  1. (transitive) To repair by replacing the bottom.
    • to rebottom a chair

Forms of rebottom

third-person singular presentrebottoms
present participlerebottoming
past participlerebottomed
pastrebottomed

Origin of rebottom

From re- + bottom.

Questions about rebottom

What does rebottom mean?
Rebottom means to repair by replacing the bottom.
What part of speech is rebottom?
Rebottom is a verb.
What is the past tense of rebottom?
The past tense of rebottom is rebottomed.

Words near rebottom in the dictionary

  1. rebottled
  2. rebottler
  3. rebottlers
  4. rebottles
  5. rebottling
  6. rebottom
  7. rebottomed
  8. rebottoming
  9. rebottoms
  10. rebought
  11. rebounce

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