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pinch hit

pinch hit noun: a hit made by a pinch hitter.

Noun

pinch hit (plural pinch hits)

  1. A hit made by a pinch hitter.
    • Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth.
    • And two days from now, the original player could be entering in a pinch hit appearance of his own.2023 May 26, Cody Stavenhagen, “A.J. Hinch is managing with confidence as the Tigers hang tight in the AL Central”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025

Forms of pinch hit

pluralpinch hits

Questions about pinch hit

What does pinch hit mean?
Pinch hit means a hit made by a pinch hitter.
What part of speech is pinch hit?
Pinch hit is a noun.
What is the plural of pinch hit?
The plural of pinch hit is pinch hits.

Words near pinch hit in the dictionary

  1. pinch effect
  2. pinch effects
  3. pinch force
  4. pinch forces
  5. pinch grafting
  6. pinch hit
  7. pinch hits
  8. pinch hitter
  9. pinch hitters
  10. pinch mode
  11. pinch modes

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