Pinch-hit

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bat in place of another player intransitive

    "Jones pinch-hit for Smith in the sixth."

  2. 2
    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. idiomatic, intransitive

    "Jones pinch-hit for Smith during today's presentation."

Synonyms

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act forcut outdisplacedoublefill inghost

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"Jones pinch-hit for Smith in the sixth."

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