pinch hit

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nounBaseball.
  1. a hit made by a pinch hitter.

Origin of pinch hit

1
First 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.
  1. Baseball. to serve as a pinch hitter.

  2. Informal. to substitute for someone, especially in an emergency.

verb (used with object),pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting.
  1. Baseball. to get, or make (a hit) in pinch-hitting.

Origin of pinch-hit

2
1930–35, Americanism; back formation from pinch hitter

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British Dictionary definitions for pinch-hit

pinch-hit

verb-hits, -hitting or -hit (intr)
  1. baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter

  2. US and Canadian informal to act as a substitute

  1. 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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