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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.pinch-hit vb (intr) , -hits, -hitting or -hit1. (Baseball) baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter2. informal US and Canadian to act as a substitute3. (Cricket) 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 pinch hitter npinch′ hit′ n. a hit made by a pinch hitter. [1910–15] pinch′-hit′ 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. pinch-hit Past participle: pinch-hit Gerund: pinch-hitting
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pinch-hit | pinch-hit |
Present |
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I pinch-hit | you pinch-hit | he/she/it pinch-hits | we pinch-hit | you pinch-hit | they pinch-hit |
Preterite |
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I pinch-hit | you pinch-hit | he/she/it pinch-hit | we pinch-hit | you pinch-hit | they pinch-hit |
Present Continuous |
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I am pinch-hitting | you are pinch-hitting | he/she/it is pinch-hitting | we are pinch-hitting | you are pinch-hitting | they are pinch-hitting |
Present Perfect |
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I have pinch-hit | you have pinch-hit | he/she/it has pinch-hit | we have pinch-hit | you have pinch-hit | they have pinch-hit |
Past Continuous |
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I was pinch-hitting | you were pinch-hitting | he/she/it was pinch-hitting | we were pinch-hitting | you were pinch-hitting | they were pinch-hitting |
Past Perfect |
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I had pinch-hit | you had pinch-hit | he/she/it had pinch-hit | we had pinch-hit | you had pinch-hit | they had pinch-hit |
Future |
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I will pinch-hit | you will pinch-hit | he/she/it will pinch-hit | we will pinch-hit | you will pinch-hit | they will pinch-hit |
Future Perfect |
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I will have pinch-hit | you will have pinch-hit | he/she/it will have pinch-hit | we will have pinch-hit | you will have pinch-hit | they will have pinch-hit |
Future Continuous |
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I will be pinch-hitting | you will be pinch-hitting | he/she/it will be pinch-hitting | we will be pinch-hitting | you will be pinch-hitting | they will be pinch-hitting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been pinch-hitting | you have been pinch-hitting | he/she/it has been pinch-hitting | we have been pinch-hitting | you have been pinch-hitting | they have been pinch-hitting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been pinch-hitting | you will have been pinch-hitting | he/she/it will have been pinch-hitting | we will have been pinch-hitting | you will have been pinch-hitting | they will have been pinch-hitting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been pinch-hitting | you had been pinch-hitting | he/she/it had been pinch-hitting | we had been pinch-hitting | you had been pinch-hitting | they had been pinch-hitting |
Conditional |
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I would pinch-hit | you would pinch-hit | he/she/it would pinch-hit | we would pinch-hit | you would pinch-hit | they would pinch-hit |
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I would have pinch-hit | you would have pinch-hit | he/she/it would have pinch-hit | we would have pinch-hit | you would have pinch-hit | they would have pinch-hit | Thesauruspinch-hitverbInformal. To act as a substitute:fill in, stand in, substitute, supply.Informal: sub.Translations
pinch-hit
pinch-hit1. In baseball or softball, to bat in place of another player. Let Ben pinch-hit—he's a better hitter than Paul, and you really need to knock in some runs here. In a surprise move, the rookie is going to pinch-hit for the veteran batter.2. By extension, to do something in place or on behalf of someone else. I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon, so I need you to pinch-hit for me on the conference call. I'm afraid I can't make it to the meeting, so my second in command will be there pinch-hitting for me.pinch-hit for someone 1. Fig. to bat for someone else in a baseball game. Wally Wilson will pinch-hit for Gary Franklin. Rodney Jones is pinch-hitting for Babe DiMaggio. 2. Fig. to substitute for someone in any situation. Bart will pinch-hit for Fred, who is at another meeting today. Who will pinch-hit for me while I am on vacation?pinch-hit Related to pinch-hit: Pinch battingSynonyms for pinch-hitverb to act as a substituteSynonyms- fill in
- stand in
- substitute
- supply
- sub
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