English verb: bottom out | |||
1. | bottom out (motion) reach the low point | ||
Samples | Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | ||
Antonyms | peak, top out | ||
2. | bottom out (contact) hit the ground | ||
Samples | The car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||