ˈpinch-ˈhit 
ˌpinch-
pinch-hit; pinch-hitting; pinch-hits
1
: to act or serve in place of another
2
: to bat in the place of another player especially when a hit is particularly needed
: a hit made by a pinch hitter
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Verb
assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Light-hitting catcher Austin Hedges, in the game because Vogt had pinch-hit for Bo Naylor an inning earlier, promptly struck out.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Manager Stephen Vogt elected to pinch hit David Fry for catcher Bo Naylor with the tying runs on base.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Noel, perhaps the most anonymous of Cleveland’s unsung personnel, stepped up to pinch-hit.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Light-hitting catcher Austin Hedges, in the game because Vogt had pinch-hit for Bo Naylor an inning earlier, promptly struck out.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
Of course, things come up and team members need to pinch hit for each other.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Manager Stephen Vogt elected to pinch hit David Fry for catcher Bo Naylor with the tying runs on base.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Pinch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch-hit. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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