pinch hit

pinch hit

noun Baseball.
a hit made by a pinch hitter.

Origin:
1910–15

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pinch-hit

[pinch-hit] verb, pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting.
verb (used without object)
1.
Baseball. to serve as a pinch hitter.
2.
Informal. to substitute for someone, especially in an emergency.
verb (used with object)
3.
Baseball. to get, or make (a hit) in pinch-hitting.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; back formation from pinch hitter
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