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PINCH HITTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pinch hitter" is a kind of...):
batsman; batter; hitter; slugger ((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting)
reserve; second-stringer; substitute (an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
softball; softball game (a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer)
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