Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinch hit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: pinch hit
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hit made by a pinch hitter.

Example Sentences

"Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth."
"And two days from now, the original player could be entering in a pinch hit appearance of his own."

Inflected Forms

pinch hits (plural)

Questions

What does pinch hit mean?: A hit made by a pinch hitter.

How to pronounce pinch hit

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