pinch hit

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noun Baseball.

a hit made by a pinch hitter.

Origin of pinch hit

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby pinch hit

pinchcock, pincheck, pinch effect, pincher, pinch graft, pinch hit, pinch hitter, Pinchot, pinch pennies, pinchpenny, pinch pleat

Definition for pinch hit (2 of 2)

pinch-hit

[ pinch-hit ]

/ ˈpɪntʃˈhɪt /

verb (used without object), pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting.

Baseball. to serve as a pinch hitter.

Informal. to substitute for someone, especially in an emergency.

verb (used with object), pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting.

Baseball. to get, or make (a hit) in pinch-hitting.

Origin of pinch-hit

1930–35, Americanism; back formation from pinch hitter

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for pinch hit

Ed Kranepool pinch-hit a gentle single; and then Willie Mays was up.
Murray Kempton on The Homecoming of Willie Mays|Murray Kempton|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the top of the ninth inning, in his last appearance in professional baseball, he was sent in to pinch-hit for Zachary.
Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records|Bill Bryson|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Muikstra ku sa mga draybir nga nasakit, I pinch-hit for drivers who are sick.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for pinch hit

pinch-hit

verb -hits, -hitting or -hit (intr)

baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter

US and Canadian informal to act as a substitute

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

Derived forms of pinch-hit

pinch hitter, noun

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

单词	pinch hit
释义	pinch hit SEE SYNONYMS FOR pinch hit ON THESAURUS.COM noun Baseball. a hit made by a pinch hitter. Origin of pinch hit First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby pinch hit pinchcock, pincheck, pinch effect, pincher, pinch graft, pinch hit, pinch hitter, Pinchot, pinch pennies, pinchpenny, pinch pleat Definition for pinch hit (2 of 2) pinch-hit [ pinch-hit ] / ˈpɪntʃˈhɪt / verb (used without object), pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting. Baseball. to serve as a pinch hitter. Informal. to substitute for someone, especially in an emergency. verb (used with object), pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting. Baseball. to get, or make (a hit) in pinch-hitting. Origin of pinch-hit 1930–35, Americanism; back formation from pinch hitter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pinch hit Ed Kranepool pinch-hit a gentle single; and then Willie Mays was up. Murray Kempton on The Homecoming of Willie Mays\|Murray Kempton\|March 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the top of the ninth inning, in his last appearance in professional baseball, he was sent in to pinch-hit for Zachary. Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records\|Bill Bryson\|September 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Muikstra ku sa mga draybir nga nasakit, I pinch-hit for drivers who are sick. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan\|John U. Wolff British Dictionary definitions for pinch hit pinch-hit verb -hits, -hitting or -hit (intr) baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter US and Canadian informal to act as a substitute 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 Derived forms of pinch-hit pinch hitter, noun 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 Words related to pinch hit fill in, stand in for
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