switch-hit

[ swich-hit ]

verb (used without object),switch-hit, switch-hit·ting.Baseball.
  1. 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

1
First 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
  1. (intr) baseball to be able to bat either right- or left-handed

noun
  1. 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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