switch-hit
[ swich-hit ]
/ ˈswɪtʃˈhɪt /
verb (used without object), switch-hit, switch-hit·ting. Baseball.
to be able to bat from either side of the plate, or both as a left-handed and as a right-handed batter.
Origin of switch-hit
First recorded in 1950–55
OTHER WORDS FROM switch-hit
switch hitter, noun switch-hit·ter, nounWords nearby switch-hit
switch on,
switch plate,
switch plug,
switch selling,
switch yard,
switch-hit,
switch-hitter,
switch-off,
switch-on,
switchback,
switchblade
British Dictionary definitions for switch-hitter (1 of 2)
switch-hitter
noun US and Canadian
baseball
a batsman who can hit either right- or left-handed
slang
a bisexual person
British Dictionary definitions for switch-hitter (2 of 2)
switch-hit
verb
(intr) baseball
to be able to bat either right- or left-handed
noun
cricket
a shot in which the batsman jumps through 180 degrees to the opposite side of the wicket before swinging at the ball