pinch hitter
pinch hit
P p Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pinch hit]
- /pɪntʃ hɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pinch hit]
- /pɪntʃ hɪt/
Definitions of pinch hitter words
- noun pinch hitter Baseball. a substitute who bats for a teammate, often at a critical moment of the game. 1
- noun pinch hitter any substitute for another, especially in an emergency. 1
- noun pinch hitter baseball: sb substituting at bat 1
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Origin of pinch hitter
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15
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Parts of speech for Pinch hitter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pinch hitter popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
pinch hitter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pinch hitter
noun pinch hitter
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- fill-in — a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion: The company used a fill-in for workers on vacation.
- member of congress — law: elected representative
- delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
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