also pinch hit
(~s, ~ting, ~)
1.
If you ~ for someone, you do something for them because they are unexpectedly unable to do it. (AM)
The staff here can pinch hit for each other when the hotel is busy.
VERB: V for n
2.
In a game of baseball, if you ~ for another player, you hit the ball instead of them. (AM)
Davalillo goes up to ~.
VERB: V
~ter (~ters)
Pinch-hitter Francisco Cabrera lashed a single to left field.
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