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bottom of the ninth

bottom of the ninth noun: the second part of the ninth and final inning; the end of the game.

Noun

bottom of the ninth

  1. The second part of the ninth and final inning; the end of the game.
    • Hitting a home run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth let the home team finish ahead of the visitors.
  2. (idiomatic) By extension, any last chance or final opportunity.

Origin of bottom of the ninth

Bottom, from the home team's location below visitors on the scoreboard; ninth from the number of innings in a baseball game.

Questions about bottom of the ninth

What does bottom of the ninth mean?
Bottom of the ninth means the second part of the ninth and final inning; the end of the game.
What part of speech is bottom of the ninth?
Bottom of the ninth is a noun.

Words near bottom of the ninth in the dictionary

  1. bottom man
  2. bottom of the barrel
  3. bottom of the harbour
  4. bottom of the hour
  5. bottom of the line
  6. bottom of the ninth
  7. bottom of the sea
  8. bottom of the table
  9. bottom on
  10. bottom order
  11. bottom out

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