switch-hit
[ swich-hit ]
verb (used without object),switch-hit, switch-hit·ting.Baseball.
to be able to bat from either side of home plate because of the ability to bat both right-handed and left-handed.
Origin of switch-hit
1First recorded in 1950–55
Other words from switch-hit
- switch hit·ter, noun
- switch-hit·ter, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for switch-hit
switch-hit
verb
(intr) baseball to be able to bat either right- or left-handed
noun
cricket a shot in which the batsman jumps through 180 degrees to the opposite side of the wicket before swinging at the ball
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