pinch-hitting
present participle ofpinch-hit
pinch-hit
verb[I]
USuk/ˈpɪntʃ.hɪt/us/ˈpɪntʃ.hɪt/to do something for someone because they aresuddenlyunableto do it:
He was pinch-hittingforone of theregularTVsportscasters, and was agreatsuccess.
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargainsomethingaway
- behalf
- change over
- instead
- instead of
- lieu
- make up forsomething
- name
- rep
- shoe
- sing
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- spare
- step
- step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
- step into the breachidiom
- sub outsomething
- substitution
Examplesofpinch-hitting
pinch-hitting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Choi hit.253 overall that season, splitting time between starting at first base andpinch-hitting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Basically a knuckleballer, he also was used inpinch-hittingduties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A good-hitting pitcher, eventually was used inpinch-hittingduties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When not starting in right, he made occasional starts in center and left field and made 26pinch-hittingappearances.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eventually, she played at outfield and was used inpinch-hittingduties to take advantage of her sturdy bat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, he mastered the art ofpinch-hittingand eventually played decent defense in the outfield corners.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was relegated topinch-hittingduty afterwards, and retired after the 2005 season at age 40.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gehringer played only three games at 2nd base in 1942, finding himself relegated to apinch-hittingrole.
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- client
- client account
- client-account
- client application
- client-application
- client base
- client-base
- client confidentiality
- clientele
- client satisfaction
- client-server
- client-server
- client state
- client-state
- cliff
- cliff dwellings
- cliff edge
- cliff-edge
- cliff face
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