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.

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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 n

pinch′ 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

Imperative
pinch-hit
pinch-hit

Present
I pinch-hit
you pinch-hit
he/she/it pinch-hits
we pinch-hit
you pinch-hit
they pinch-hit

Preterite
I pinch-hit
you pinch-hit
he/she/it pinch-hit
we pinch-hit
you pinch-hit
they pinch-hit

Present Continuous
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Past Conditional
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

Thesaurus

pinch-hit

verbInformal. To act as a substitute:fill in, stand in, substitute, supply.Informal: sub.

Translations

pinch-hit

1. 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?

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Synonyms for pinch-hit

verb to act as a substitute

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