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pinch hit
verb as in substitute
Weak matches
- act for
- alternate
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- change
- commute
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- proxy
- relieve
- replace
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in
- stand in for
- sub
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
verb as in bat for
Weak matches
verb as in substitute
Weak matches
- act for
- alternate
- answer for
- back up
- be in place of
- change
- commute
- cover for
- deputize
- displace
- do the work of
- double for
- fill in
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- go as
- proxy
- relieve
- replace
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in
- stand in for
- sub
- supersede
- supplant
- supply
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- take another's place
- take over
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Example Sentences
Ed Kranepool pinch-hit a gentle single; and then Willie Mays was up.
In the top of the ninth inning, in his last appearance in professional baseball, he was sent in to pinch-hit for Zachary.
Muikstra ku sa mga draybir nga nasakit, I pinch-hit for drivers who are sick.
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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pinch-hit, such as: alternate, answer for, back up, change, commute, and deputize.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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