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1. switch-hitter
noun. a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed.
Synonyms
- slugger
- batsman
- hitter
Antonyms
- male
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Rhymes with Pinch Hitter
- transmitter
- embitter
- aglitter
- schmitter
- schlitter
- quitter
- gritter
- glitter
- fritter
- emitter
- critter
- witter
- titter
- sitter
- ritter
- litter
- knitter
- gitter
- fitter
- ditter
- chitter
- bitter
- bitar
2. penny-pinch
verb. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible.
Synonyms
- spend
- drop
- expend
Antonyms
- important
- divest
- overspend
- underspend
3. 3-hitter
noun. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits.
Synonyms
- baseball
- baseball game
Antonyms
- softball
4. hitter
noun. ['ˈhɪtɝ'] (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting.
Synonyms
- ballplayer
- slugger
- batsman
- switch-hitter
- baseball player
- bunter
- pinch hitter
- whiffer
- designated hitter
Antonyms
- worker
5. hitter
noun. ['ˈhɪtɝ'] someone who hits.
Synonyms
- striker
- mover
- spanker
- slapper
6. pinch
verb. ['ˈpɪntʃ'] squeeze tightly between the fingers.
Synonyms
- goose
- tweet
- twitch
- squeeze
- grip
- nip
- tweak
Antonyms
- starve
- front
- middle
- beginning
Etymology
- pinchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. pinch
verb. ['ˈpɪntʃ'] make ridges into by pinching together.
Synonyms
- flute
- crimp
- turn up
- fold up
Antonyms
- head
- obverse
- underdress
- undress
Etymology
- pinchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. pinch
verb. ['ˈpɪntʃ'] make off with belongings of others.
Synonyms
- abstract
- cabbage
- steal
- hook
- filch
- nobble
- pilfer
- swipe
- purloin
- lift
- sneak
Antonyms
- stay
- dress up
- dress down
- uglify
Etymology
- pinchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. pinch
noun. ['ˈpɪntʃ'] the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).
Synonyms
- collar
- apprehension
- taking into custody
- catch
- arrest
- capture
- gaining control
Antonyms
- concrete
- tangible
- representational
- misconception
Etymology
- pinchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. pinch
noun. ['ˈpɪntʃ'] a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
Synonyms
- crisis
- emergency
Antonyms
- stay in place
- worsen
- begin
Etymology
- pinchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
Sentences with pinch-hitter
1. Noun Phrase
He traveled with the Major League club for seven games, seeing use as a left fielder, pinch hitter and pinch runner.
2. Noun Phrase
A pinch hitter may be abbreviated as “PH.” Pitchers may also be identified as either a starting pitcher (SP) or a relief pitcher (RP).