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View synonyms for pinch hit
pinch hit
1noun
, Baseball.
- a hit made by a pinch hitter.
pinch-hit
2[ pinch-hit ]
verb (used without object)
, pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting.
- Baseball. to serve as a pinch hitter.
- Informal. to substitute for someone, especially in an emergency.
verb (used with object)
, pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting.
- Baseball. to get, or make (a hit) in pinch-hitting.
pinch-hit
verb
- baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter
- informal.to act as a substitute
- cricket (of a batsman in a limited-overs match) to bat aggressively at the start of an innings in order to take advantage of fielding restrictions
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Derived Forms
- pinch hitter, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pinch hit1
First recorded in 1910–15
Origin of pinch hit2
1930–35, Americanism; back formation from pinch hitter
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Example Sentences
Ed Kranepool pinch-hit a gentle single; and then Willie Mays was up.
From The Daily Beast
In the top of the ninth inning, in his last appearance in professional baseball, he was sent in to pinch-hit for Zachary.
From The Daily Beast
Muikstra ku sa mga draybir nga nasakit, I pinch-hit for drivers who are sick.
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