Antonyms for bottom out

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : bot-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒt əm

Definition of bottom out

Origin : Old English botm, bodan "ground, soil, foundation, lowest part," from Proto-Germanic *buthm- (cf. Old Frisian boden "soil," Old Norse botn, Dutch bodem, Old High German bodam, German Boden "ground, earth, soil"), from PIE root *bhu(n)d(h)- (cf. Sanskrit budhnah, Avestan buna- "bottom," Greek pythmen "foundation," Latin fundus "bottom, piece of land, farm," Old Irish bond "sole of the foot"). Meaning "posterior of a person" is from 1794. Bottom dollar "the last dollar one has" is from 1882. Bottom-feeder, originally of fishes, is from 1866.

As in bad : adj poor quality
As in recession : noun reversal of action; reduction of business activity
As in depression : noun economic decline
As in shift : verb switch, fluctuate

Example sentences :

They would then knock the bottom out of the Home Rule agitation.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Now he's goin' after 'em like he'd tear the bottom out of the feed box.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

That night at Cadenabbia had apparently knocked the bottom out of his dream.
Extract from : « The Place of Honeymoons » by Harold MacGrath

Shan't say that to Clara, though; knock the bottom out of her week-ends!'
Extract from : « The Freelands » by John Galsworthy

The ship was on shore, dashing her bottom out upon the rocks.
Extract from : « For Treasure Bound » by Harry Collingwood

"And if it is, you have knocked the bottom out," Tom said to him.
Extract from : « Gretchen » by Mary J. Holmes

There was no denying that it completely knocked the bottom out of his own article.
Extract from : « The Doctor's Red Lamp » by Various

He could talk the bottom out of a nose-bag, or put a clock to sleep.
Extract from : « John Ermine of the Yellowstone » by Frederic Remington

Somebody has been sitting in my chair and has sate the bottom out of it!
Extract from : « English Fairy Tales » by Anonymous

She could not have crawled through her own washtub if she had knocked the bottom out of it.
Extract from : « The Cup of Fury » by Rupert Hughes

Synonyms for bottom out

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