touch the bottom

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To be able to stand on the ground beneath a body of water, like a swimming pool.

bottomVERB + bottom (lowest part of sth)

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touch

Examples (10)

  • She was just tall enough to touch the bottom of the pool.
  • The little boy was scared to go in the deep end where he couldn't touch the bottom.
  • Can you touch the bottom here, or should we stay in the shallow area?
  • I was relieved when my feet finally touched the bottom after drifting too far out.
  • Be careful, you won't be able to touch the bottom if you swim past that buoy.
  • Even the tallest player on the team couldn't touch the bottom of the diving well.
  • He enjoys the feeling of being able to touch the bottom with his toes.
  • For this water aerobics class, please stay where you can comfortably touch the bottom.
  • The water in the lake was so murky I couldn't tell if I was about to touch the bottom.
  • In the shallow end of the river, the children could safely touch the bottom.