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Meaning of "switch hit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWITCH HIT

switch hit  [swɪtʃ hɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWITCH HIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Switch hit is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SWITCH HIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

switch hit

Switch hit

A switch hit is a modern cricket shot first used by England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on 15 June 2008 in a one-day international against New Zealand. He effectively changed from a right-hander to a left-hander just before the ball was delivered by the bowler for the purpose of executing the shot. It is a variation of the reverse sweep, in which the stance is changed during the bowler's delivery action, has been compared to switch-hitting in baseball. Australia's David Warner is a notable user of this shot and was endorsed to use a double-faced bat in Twenty20 cricket. The shot was innovated by Kevin Pietersen using which he hit 2 sixes in the cover region. The shot is executed by changing stance from a right-handed to a left-handed batsman or vice-versa during the bowler's run-up and hitting it in the cover region. The shot has generated debate in the cricket world, some heralding it as an outstanding display of skill and others arguing that if the batsman changes stance he gains an unfair advantage over the bowler, because the field is set based on the batsman's initial stance at the crease.

Definition of switch hit in the English dictionary

The definition of switch hit in the dictionary is to be able to bat from either side of the plate, or both as a left-handed and as a right-handed batter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWITCH HIT


hit
hɪt
megahit
ˈmɛɡəˌhɪt
mishit
ˈmɪsˌhɪt
outhit
ˌaʊtˈhɪt
overhit
ˌəʊvəˈhɪt
superhit
ˈsuːpərˌhɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWITCH HIT

switch
switch off
switch on
switch selling
switch yard
switch-hit
switch-hitter
switchable
switchback
switchblade
switchblade knife
switchboard
switchboard operator
switched-on
switched-star
switchel
switcher
switcheroo
switchgear
switchgirl

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWITCH HIT

apeshit
bullshit
chickenshit
chit
crock of shit
dipshit
direct hit
dumbshit
free hit
hard-hit
horseshit
hot shit
in the shit
jack shit
pinch-hit
shit
smash hit
song hit
switch-hit
whit

Synonyms and antonyms of switch hit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «switch hit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWITCH HIT

Find out the translation of switch hit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of switch hit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «switch hit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开关打
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

interruptor hit
570 millions of speakers

English

switch hit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्विच हिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التبديل ضرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переключатель хит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

interruptor hit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুইচ আঘাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commutateur succès
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Suis hit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schalter Hit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スイッチヒット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스위치 히트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngalih pindhah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyển đổi hit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவிட்ச் ஹிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्विच हिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geçiş vuruşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

interruttore hit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przełącznik hitem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перемикач хіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comutator de succes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακόπτη χτύπημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skakelaar treffer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omkopplare träff
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bryter hit
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWITCH HIT»

The term «switch hit» is regularly used and occupies the 105.008 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about switch hit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWITCH HIT»

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Keep'N It Poetically Lyrikal: A Fresh Breath of Poetry
... On time, All the time, Hit the switch, I thought you really knew, Look at this chick , I got a funky attitude, K-love is the one, I'm getting rich, Hit the switch clique, Ah with a chick, (Hook) Hit the switch, hit the switch, hit the switch, Play another rap ...
Kimberly Williams, 2010
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Steve Carlton and the 1972 Phillies
I learned how to switch-hit, really, at Triple-A. I was all right-handed and Bob Skinner, who was the manager in Philly, told me one spring, 'You can be a utility man the rest ofyour career ifyou want to hit just right-handed or you can go down to ...
Bruce Morgan, 2012
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Computer Access for People with Disabilities: A Human ...
The first switch hit initiates a scan through the rows of the matrix. Each row of the matrix, beginning with the first, is highlighted in turn until the second switch hit is made to select a row. Each column of the row is then highlighted in turn until the ...
Richard C. Simpson, 2013
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An Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering
The first switch hit initiates a scan through the rows of the matrix. Each row of the matrix, beginning with the first, is highlighted in turn until the second switch hit is made to select a row. Each column of the row is then highlighted in turn until the ...
Rory A Cooper, Hisaichi Ohnabe, Douglas A. Hobson, 2006
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Boys' Life
I feel I've helped my career a great deal by learning how to switch-hit, because it's kept me from being pla- tooned. There's also less chance of my being yanked for a pinch hitter. And the funny thing is, the switch-hitting came about by accident.
6
Playing Better Baseball
Like anything else in life that's new to you (remember there was a time when you couldn't even ride a two-wheeler), learning how to switch-hit takes time and patience. Ask any major-league switch-hitter if it came easy. He'll tell you that he  ...
Rick Wolff, 1997
7
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: A-F
In September 1995, he set another major league mark by clouting switch-hit HR in consecutive games against the Chicago Cubs. Caminiti's best season came in 1996, when he became the first Padre to earn the NL MVP award.
David L. Porter, 2000
8
Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian
Most players who learn to switch hit do so as kids, taught and trained either by parents, private instructors, coaches, or another interested party who thinks a young player might have a future in the game. As a child on the baseball fields of Maui ...
Alan Maimon, 2014
9
Lau's Laws on Hitting: The Art of Hitting .400 for the Next ...
In 1998, he hit 32 homers with 89 RBIs from the left side. From the right side, he hit two homers with 18 RBIs. So why does he continue to switch hit? Only he can tell you. Another example is Royals Rookie of the Year Carlos Beltran, who in ...
Charley Lau Jr., 2000
10
Catching Heat: The Jim Leyritz Story
I struggled for about a week to tell Bucky I didn't want to switch-hit any longer. I decided that learning how to switch-hit and relearning catching was too much to master all at once. I remembered Bill Livesey saying, “Jimmy, you're a hitter.
Jim Leyritz, Douglas B. Lyons, Jeffrey Lyons, 2011

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWITCH HIT»

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1
Fifth Mascot: Should Billy Hamilton stop switch hitting?
Billy Hamilton took up switch hitting four years ago. The speedy Reds center fielder has struggled this year. Hamilton is hitting .267 batting right-handed, but only ... «WCPO, May 15»
2
Shane Victorino Abandons Switch-Hitting, Will Bat Righty For Red Sox
Victorino said last month that “everything feels great” while hitting left-handed, but something changed. He didn't switch hit last year for the first time in his ... «NESN.com, Mar 15»
3
That's a switch: Cubs' Dexter Fowler caught off guard by …
MESA, Ariz. — After a decade learning to become an accomplished major league switch hitter, the Cubs' Dexter Fowler figured he was ready for just about ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 15»
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Philips hue tap battery-free light switch hits stores [Updated]
Philips' hue tap battery-free switch for hue wireless bulbs has gone on sale, offering an app-free way to quickly control groups of lights between a set of favorite ... «SlashGear, Jun 14»
5
Switch Hitters Who Should Stop Switching
Shane Victorino's days as a switch hitter may be over. The Boston Red Sox outfielder made his spring debut this week by batting right-handed against Tampa ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 14»
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Why the switch hit isn't kosher
I am overjoyed that the ICC is going to review the switch hit. As it stands it is unfair and strikes at the sanctity of our sport, which must seek to maintain a balance ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 12»
7
It's really not great to be a switch-hitter
That is a somewhat interesting but pointless oddity, yet the idea of switch hitting is interesting and somewhat odd, a concept filled with inconsistencies, ... «ESPN, Sep 10»
8
Jones walks in only at-bat, edges Pujols for his first batting title
Jones drew a pinch-hit walk against Jose Valverde in the ninth inning Sunday and fell just shy of Mickey Mantle's season record for a switch hitter. Mantle batted ... «ESPN, Sep 08»

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