Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bottom, edge. / (cricket) The edge of a bat closest to the ground.

(cricket) To hit the ball with the bottom edge of the bat.

Cheers! (the drinking toast)

Having lower parts made of or covered by copper (especially of a ship or cookware). / (Britain, idiomatic) Thoroughly reliable; secure

(cricket) The batsmen, constituting the tail, who bat last - roughly in positions 8 to 11.

(baseball) The second part of the ninth and final inning; the end of the game. / (idiomatic) By extension, any last chance or final opportunity.

Of or relating to a hierarchical system that progresses from multiple small subunits to a single, large basic unit.

(plural only) Pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s.

(idiomatic) The very lowest possible level. / (idiomatic) A period of extreme mental stress, often characterized by being homeless and being rejected by all friends and family.

(Australia, attributive) A tax avoidance scheme from the 1970s.