Look up: Pinch-hitter


  1. Pinch hitter
    [cricket] In cricket, pinch hitter is the usual term for a batsman (not a substitute, unlike in baseball) promoted up the batting order in order to score quick runs. As attempting to score runs quickly involves playing more aggressive shots and thus an increased likelihood of being dismissed...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinch_hitter_(cricket)

  2. pinch hitter
    [n] - (baseball or softball) a substitute for the regular batter
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=pinch%20hitter

  3. pinch hitter
    noun (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pinch%20hitter

  4. pinch hitter
    (from the article `baseball`) The use of a substitute as an offensive tactic most commonly involves sending in a pinch hitter—that is, taking a hitter out of the lineup and ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/69

  5. Pinch hitter
    In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute. Unlike basketball, American football, or ice hockey, baseball does not have a "fr...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinch_hitter

  6. pinchhitter
    1) Diamond substitute 2) Nonstarter's role
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/pinchhitter/1

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