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switch-hit

switch-hit verb: to bat both left and right-handed.

Verb

switch-hit (third-person singular simple present switch-hits, present participle switch-hitting, simple past and past participle switch-hit)

  1. To bat both left and right-handed.
    • His ability to switch-hit left the manager with a tough decision whether to bring in a left-handed or a right-handed relief pitcher.
  2. To face the bowler with a left or right-handed batting stance, and then switch to the opposite stance as the ball is bowled.

Noun

switch-hit (plural switch-hits)

  1. An instance of switch-hitting.

Forms of switch-hit

Verb
third-person singular presentswitch-hits
present participleswitch-hitting
past participleswitch-hit
pastswitch-hit
alternative formswitch hit
Noun
pluralswitch-hits

Questions about switch-hit

What does switch-hit mean?
Switch-hit means to bat both left and right-handed.
What part of speech is switch-hit?
Switch-hit can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of switch-hit?
The past tense of switch-hit is switch-hit.

Words near switch-hit in the dictionary

  1. switch up
  2. switch-blade
  3. switch-bladed
  4. switch-blades
  5. switch-blading
  6. switch-hit
  7. switch-hits
  8. switch-hitter
  9. switch-hitters
  10. switch-hitting
  11. switch-plant

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