pinch-hit

pinch-hit (pnchht)

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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pinch hit n.

pinch hitter n.

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pinch-hit

vb -hits, -hitting, -hit (intr)

1. (Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball to bat as a substitute for the scheduled batter

2. US and Canadian informal to act as a substitute

3. (Team Sports / 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

Translations

pinch-hit [ˈpɪntʃhɪt] VI (US) → batear de suplente (fig) to pinch-hit for sb → sustituir a algn en un apuro

pinch-hit

vi (US) → Ersatzspieler sein; (fig) → einspringen