pinch-hitverb [ I ]
uk/ˈpɪntʃ.hɪt/us/ˈpɪntʃ.hɪt/USto do something for someone because they are suddenly unable to do it:
He was pinch-hitting for one of the regular TV sportscasters, and was a great success.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargain sth away
- change over
- change places idiom
- fill
- name
- part exchange
- pre-empt
- proxy
- refill
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
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