bottom edge

noun

The edge of a bat closest to the ground.

Meanings

nounbottom edge (plural bottom edges)

plural bottom edges

  1. ball gamesThe edge of a bat closest to the ground.
  2. ball gamesA deflection of a ball off of the bottom edge of a bat, onto the ground and potentially into the wicket.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bottom, edge.
verbbottom edge (third-person singular simple present bottom edges, present participle bottom edging, simple past and past participle bottom edged)

present singular third person bottom edges · participle present bottom edging · participle past bottom edged · past bottom edged

  1. transitiveball gamesTo hit the ball with the bottom edge of the bat.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottom edge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom%20edge.

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