"pinch hit" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hit made by a pinch hitter."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch_hit-en-noun-YQCA4S52",
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          "hit",
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          "pinch hitter",
          "pinch hitter"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(baseball) A hit made by a pinch hitter."
      ],
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        "ball-games",
        "baseball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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  "word": "pinch hit"
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      "form": "pinch hits",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hit made by a pinch hitter."
      ],
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          "pinch hitter",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(baseball) A hit made by a pinch hitter."
      ],
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        "ball-games",
        "baseball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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  "word": "pinch hit"
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