"pinch-hit" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-pinch-hit.ogg Forms: pinch-hits [present, singular, third-person], pinch-hitting [participle, present], pinch-hit [participle, past], pinch-hit [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pinch-hits|pinch-hitting|pinch-hit}} pinch-hit (third-person singular simple present pinch-hits, present participle pinch-hitting, simple past and past participle pinch-hit)
  1. (intransitive, baseball) To bat in place of another player Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-pinch-hit-en-verb-Ps90OzHu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-pinch-hit-en-verb-AL-soeaX

Inflected forms

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