pinch hit


pinch-hit

(pĭnch′hĭt′)intr.v. pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting, pinch-hits 1. Baseball To bat in place of a player scheduled to bat, especially when a hit is badly needed.2. Informal To substitute for another in a time of need.
pinch hit n.pinch hitter n.

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n. a hit made by a pinch hitter. [1910–15]

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v. -hit, -hit•ting. v.i. 1. to substitute at bat for a teammate in baseball, often at a critical moment of a game. 2. to substitute for someone, esp. in an emergency. v.t. 3. to make (a hit) in pinch-hitting. [1930–35, Amer.] pinch′ hit′ter, n.