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View synonyms for pinch hit

pinch hit

1

noun

, Baseball.
  1. a hit made by a pinch hitter.


pinch-hit

2

[ 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.

pinch-hit

verb

  1. baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter
  2. informal.
    to act as a substitute
  3. 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
“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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Derived Forms

  • pinch hitter, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinch hit1

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of pinch hit2

1930–35, Americanism; back formation from pinch hitter
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Example Sentences

Ed Kranepool pinch-hit a gentle single; and then Willie Mays was up.

In the top of the ninth inning, in his last appearance in professional baseball, he was sent in to pinch-hit for Zachary.

Muikstra ku sa mga draybir nga nasakit, I pinch-hit for drivers who are sick.

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