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hit by pitch

hit by pitch is the alternative spelling of hit-by-pitch.

Meaning of hit-by-pitch

Noun

hit-by-pitch (plural hit-by-pitches)

  1. An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result, and where the batter is referred to as a hit batsman.

Questions about hit by pitch

What is hit by pitch the alternative spelling of?
Hit by pitch is the alternative spelling of hit-by-pitch.

Words near hit by pitch in the dictionary

  1. hit batsman
  2. hit batsmen
  3. hit below one's weight
  4. hit below the belt
  5. hit bottom
  6. hit by pitch
  7. hit counter
  8. hit counters
  9. hit different
  10. hit hard
  11. hit home

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