switch-hit

[ swich-hit ]

verb (used without object)

, Baseball.

, switch-hit, switch-hit·ting.

1. to be able to bat from either side of home plate because of the ability to bat both right-handed and left-handed.

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

Other Words From

• switch hit·ter noun
• switch-hit·ter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of switch-hit¹

First recorded in 1950–55