pinch hit
nounBaseball.
a hit made by a pinch hitter.
Origin of pinch hit
1First recorded in 1910–15
Other definitions for pinch-hit (2 of 2)
pinch-hit
[ 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.
Origin of pinch-hit
21930–35, Americanism; back formation from pinch hitter
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British Dictionary definitions for pinch-hit
pinch-hit
verb-hits, -hitting or -hit (intr)
baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter
US and Canadian 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
Derived forms of pinch-hit
- pinch hitter, noun
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