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
Words nearby pinch-hit
pinch pennies,
pinch pleat,
pinch point,
pinch roller,
pinch runner,
pinch-hit,
pinchback,
pinchbeck,
pinchbottle,
pinchcock,
pincheck
Definition for pinch-hit (2 of 2)
pinch hit
noun Baseball.
a hit made by a pinch hitter.
Origin of pinch hit
First recorded in 1910–15
Example sentences from the Web for pinch-hit
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.
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