switch-hit

verb

To bat both left and right-handed.

“His ability to switch-hit left the manager with a tough decision whether to bring in a left-handed or a right-handed relief pitcher.”

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Meanings

verbswitch-hit (third-person singular simple present switch-hits, present participle switch-hitting, simple past and past participle switch-hit)

present singular third person switch-hits · participle present switch-hitting · alternative switch hit

  1. ball gamesTo bat both left and right-handed.

    His ability to switch-hit left the manager with a tough decision whether to bring in a left-handed or a right-handed relief pitcher.

  2. ball gamesTo face the bowler with a left or right-handed batting stance, and then switch to the opposite stance as the ball is bowled.
nounswitch-hit (plural switch-hits)

plural switch-hits · alternative switch hit

  1. ball gamesAn instance of switch-hitting.
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APA

switch-hit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch-hit

MLA

“switch-hit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch-hit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switch-hit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch-hit.

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