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pinch hitter
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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batterbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"softball game, softball - a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softerbatsman, batter, hitter, slugger - (baseball) a ballplayer who is battingsecond-stringer, substitute, reserve - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced |
pinch hitternounInformal. One that takes the place of another:alternate, replacement, stand-in, substitute, surrogate.Informal: fill-in, sub.Translations
pinch hitter
pinch hitter1. In baseball, a batter who substitutes for someone else. Their pinch hitter ended up hitting a grand slam and winning the game for them!2. By extension, anyone who acts as a substitute, especially at the last minute or in an emergency. Because the attorney assigned to the case is so close to having her baby, they asked me to be a pinch hitter in case she gives birth before the trial is over.See also: hitter, pinchpinch hitterA substitute for another person, especially in an emergency. For example, Pat expected her mother to help with the baby, but just in case, she lined up her mother-in-law as pinch hitter . This expression comes from baseball, where it is used for a player substituting for another at bat at a critical point or in a tight situation (called a pinch since the late 1400s). [Late 1800s] See also: hitter, pinchpinch hitter1. n. a substitute batter in the game of baseball. Sam is a pinch hitter for Ralph, who broke his wrist. 2. n. any substitute person. In school today we had a pinch hitter. Our teacher was sick. See also: hitter, pinchpinch hitter
Synonyms for pinch hitternoun one that takes the place of anotherSynonyms- alternate
- replacement
- stand-in
- substitute
- surrogate
- fill-in
- sub
Words related to pinch hitternoun (baseball) a substitute for the regular batterRelated Words- baseball
- baseball game
- softball game
- softball
- batsman
- batter
- hitter
- slugger
- second-stringer
- substitute
- reserve
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