pinch-hit
pinch hit
noun Baseball.
a hit made by a pinch hitter.
Origin:
1910–15
1910–15
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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.
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World English Dictionary
| pinch-hit | |
| —vb , -hits, -hitting, -hit | |
| 1. | baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter |
| 2. | informal (US), (Canadian) to act as a substitute |
| 3. | 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 |
| pinch hitter | |
| —n | |
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