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to bottom out
[phrase form: bottom]
01
to hit the lowest point before things get better
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
inseparable
particle
out
base verb
bottom
present tense
bottom out
3rd person singular
bottoms out
present participle
bottoming out
past simple
bottomed out
past participle
bottomed out
Examples
The company 's profits bottomed out last year but are on the rise now.
02
to come into contact with the ground or a surface
Examples
The ball bounced and bottomed out on the basketball court.
