switch-hit

American  

[swich-hit] / ˈswɪtʃˈhɪt /

verb (used without object)

Baseball.

switch-hits, present (3rd person singular) switch-hit, past participle, past switch-hitting present participle

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

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switch-hit British  

verb

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

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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 Word Forms

Derived Forms

• switch hitter
  noun
• switch-hitter
  noun

Inflected Forms

Participles

• switch-hitting
  present
• switch-hit
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• switch-hit
  simple
• switch-hits
  simple
• have switch-hit
  perfect
• has switch-hit
  perfect
• are switch-hitting
  progressive
• am switch-hitting
  progressive
• is switch-hitting
  progressive
• have been switch-hitting
  perfect progressive
• has been switch-hitting
  perfect progressive

Past

• switch-hit
  simple
• had switch-hit
  perfect
• was switch-hitting
  progressive
• were switch-hitting
  progressive
• had been switch-hitting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will switch-hit
  simple
• will have switch-hit
  perfect
• will be switch-hitting
  progressive
• will have been switch-hitting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of switch-hit

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Logan van Beek bowled Root through his legs, as the batter tried a switch-hit.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Australian batter David Warner attempts a switch-hit that gets him bowled in the T20 World Cup against Afghanistan in Adelaide.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022

Jack Jolly, the varsity coach at Dorman, took it as a chance to challenge White, saying he could switch-hit if he really worked at it.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022

Though every showboat boasts a subversive aspect thanks to the disdain necessarily at its core, the switch-hit is special.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2012

His confidence was tested again his first full pro season in 2006, when he struggled to learn to switch-hit.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2011