SWITCH-HIT


Meaning of SWITCH-HIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈhit ]

intransitive verb

( -hit ; -hit·ting )

Etymology: back-formation from switch-hitter

Date: 1938

: to bat right-handed against a left-handed pitcher and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher in baseball

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.