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switch-hit
[
swich
-
hit
]
/ˈswɪtʃˈhɪt/
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verb (used without object)
,
switch-hit,
switch-hitting.
Baseball.
1.
to be able to bat from either side of the plate, or both as a left-handed and as a right-handed batter.
Origin of
switch-hit
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1950-1955
First recorded in
1950-55
Related forms
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switch hitter,
noun
switch-hitter,
noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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British Dictionary definitions for
switch-hit
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switch-hit
verb
1.
(
intransitive
) (
baseball
) to be able to bat either right- or left-handed
noun
2.
(
cricket
) a shot in which the batsman jumps through 180 degrees to the opposite side of the wicket before swinging at the ball
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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