Meaning

2 senses

  1. 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.

    bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher

  2. To face the bowler with a left or right-handed batting stance, and then switch to the opposite stance as the ball is bowled.

Forms

switch-hits, switch-hitting, switch-hit, switch-hit
Base formswitch-hit · to switch-hit
3rd person singularswitch-hits
Present participleswitch-hitting
Past simpleswitch-hit
Past participleswitch-hit

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyswitch-hit
he, she, itswitch-hits

Past simpleLesson

all personsswitch-hit

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave switch-hit
he, she, ithas switch-hit

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill switch-hit

Word family

1 related words
Relatedswitch-hitter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
swissswitchB1switchbladeswitchboard
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