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(pĭnch'hĭt')
intr.v., -hit, -hit·ting, -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 pinch hit n.
pinch hitter pinch hitter n.

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verb

    To act as a substitute: fill in, stand in, substitute, supply. Informal sub. See substitute.

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For a list of words related to pinch hitter, see:
  • Baseball - pinch hitter: a substitute hitter inserted in the midst of the game


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Pinch-hit

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vikariere

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand vervangen, invallen (honkbal)

Français (French)
v. intr. - (Sport) jouer à la place de qn, remplacer au pied levé

Deutsch (German)
v. - als Ersatzspieler fungieren, einspringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντικαθιστώ σε έκτακτη ανάγκη

Italiano (Italian)
prendere il posto del battitore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - substituir

Русский (Russian)
заменять в случае необходимости

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - sustituir en un momento de apuro, batear en sustitución del titular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ersätta (baseball)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
紧急时代打

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 緊急時代打

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 위기 타자로 나서다, 대리 역할을 맡아 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 代打に出る, 代役を務める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضرب الكرة بدلا من لاعب آخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮מילא מקום‬


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