Meaning of "switch-hit" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SWITCH-HIT

switch-hit

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWITCH-HIT

Switch-Hit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb switch-hit in English.

WHAT DOES SWITCH-HIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 either right- or left-handed. Other definition of switch-hit is a shot in which the batsman jumps through 180 degrees to the opposite side of the wicket before swinging at the ball.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWITCH-HIT

PRESENT

Present

I switch-hit

you switch-hit

he/she/it switch-hits

we switch-hit

you switch-hit

they switch-hit

Present continuous

I am switch-hitting

you are switch-hitting

he/she/it is switch-hitting

we are switch-hitting

you are switch-hitting

they are switch-hitting

Present perfect

I have switch-hit

you have switch-hit

he/she/it has switch-hit

we have switch-hit

you have switch-hit

they have switch-hit

Present perfect continuous

I have been switch-hitting

you have been switch-hitting

he/she/it has been switch-hitting

we have been switch-hitting

you have been switch-hitting

they have been switch-hitting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I switch-hit

you switch-hit

he/she/it switch-hit

we switch-hit

you switch-hit

they switch-hit

Past continuous

I was switch-hitting

you were switch-hitting

he/she/it was switch-hitting

we were switch-hitting

you were switch-hitting

they were switch-hitting

Past perfect

I had switch-hit

you had switch-hit

he/she/it had switch-hit

we had switch-hit

you had switch-hit

they had switch-hit

Past perfect continuous

I had been switch-hitting

you had been switch-hitting

he/she/it had been switch-hitting

we had been switch-hitting

you had been switch-hitting

they had been switch-hitting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will switch-hit

you will switch-hit

he/she/it will switch-hit

we will switch-hit

you will switch-hit

they will switch-hit

Future continuous

I will be switch-hitting

you will be switch-hitting

he/she/it will be switch-hitting

we will be switch-hitting

you will be switch-hitting

they will be switch-hitting

Future perfect

I will have switch-hit

you will have switch-hit

he/she/it will have switch-hit

we will have switch-hit

you will have switch-hit

they will have switch-hit

Future perfect continuous

I will have been switch-hitting

you will have been switch-hitting

he/she/it will have been switch-hitting

we will have been switch-hitting

you will have been switch-hitting

they will have been switch-hitting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would switch-hit

you would switch-hit

he/she/it would switch-hit

we would switch-hit

you would switch-hit

they would switch-hit

Conditional continuous

I would be switch-hitting

you would be switch-hitting

he/she/it would be switch-hitting

we would be switch-hitting

you would be switch-hitting

they would be switch-hitting

Conditional perfect

I would have switch-hit

you would have switch-hit

he/she/it would have switch-hit

we would have switch-hit

you would have switch-hit

they would have switch-hit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been switch-hitting

you would have been switch-hitting

he/she/it would have been switch-hitting

we would have been switch-hitting

you would have been switch-hitting

they would have been switch-hitting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you switch-hit
we let´s switch-hit
you switch-hit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to switch-hit

Past participle

switch-hit

Present Participle

switch-hitting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

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
• Translator English - Spanish: cambiar afectadas
• English: switch-hit
• Translator English - Hindi: - स्विच हिट
• Translator English - Arabic: ضرب التبديل -
• Translator English - Russian: переключения - хит
• Translator English - Portuguese: mudar -hit
• Translator English - Bengali: সুইচ-আঘাত
• Translator English - French: passer touchés
• Translator English - Malay: Suis
• Translator English - German: Schalter -Hit
• Translator English - Japanese: スイッチヒット
• Translator English - Korean: - 전환 히트
• Translator English - Javanese: Switch-hit
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chuyển hit
• Translator English - Tamil: மாற பாதிக்கப்பட்ட
• Translator English - Marathi: स्विच-हिट
• Translator English - Turkish: -Geçiş vurmak
• Translator English - Italian: switch- hit
• Translator English - Polish: switch- hit
• Translator English - Ukrainian: перемикання -хіт
• Translator English - Romanian: comuta - a lovit
• Translator English - Greek: διακόπτης - χτύπημα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skakel getref
• Translator English - Swedish: byta -hit
• Translator English - Norwegian: switch- hit

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWITCH-HIT»

Discover the use of switch-hit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to switch-hit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

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

Mickey Mantle (Revised Edition)

Mickey wasn't so off base when he called his father a “prophet” for teaching him how to switch-hit. In 1951, Mickey's first year with the Yankees, ten major-league switch-hitters were playing. By 1971, thanks to Mickey's successful example, ...

John Marlin, 2012

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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWITCH-HIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term switch-hit is used in the context of the following news items.

ICC accept MCC switch-hit report

The ICC Cricket Committee has accepted a report from MCC on the switch hit/reverse sweep stating that the shot should remain a legitimate part of the game. «Lord's, May 13»

'Ban Warner's switch-hit from Tests'

Fox Sports cricket commentator and former Australia captain Allan Border has called for the switch-hit to be banned in Test cricket, following David Warner's use ... «Fox Sports, Dec 12»

Warner to switch-hit Swann

David Warner has promised to turn his savage switch-hit on England in the forthcoming ODI series, and believes Graeme Swann may not be the only spinner he ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jun 12»

Switch-hit given OK by International Cricket Council

The ICC statement added: "In May 2009, the ICC Cricket Committee endorsed an MCC view that the switch-hit was an exciting shot, which offered the bowlers a ... «BBC Sport, Jun 12»

Kevin Pietersen' switch-hit should be cherished - Paul Newman

Curmudgeonly old bowlers have been chuntering about the legitimacy of a right-handed batsman switching to play a shot left-handed ever since the switch-hit ... «Daily Mail, May 12»

Innovative shots like switch-hit must be encouarged, not penalised …

There has been talk of the LBW law being changed to allow the possibility of a batsman attempting a switch-hit being given out if the ball pitches outside (what ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 12»

Kevin Pietersen's switch-hitting routine officially curbed but far from …

To go back before we go forwards: 'MCC confirmed the switch-hit did not contravene the Laws and saw no reason to change.' After Pietersen had played the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 12»

Sri Lanka v England: switch-hit is within the Laws of Cricket, says MCC

Some bowlers – who have to declare if they are bowling left or right-handed – are unhappy with the switch-hit, but so few batsmen are skilful enough to execute ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 12»

Clear stance on switch-hit rules

Handy type ... David Warner has ignited a debate with his unique style. Source: Mark Evans / News Limited. When is a left-handed batsman not a left-handed ... «Fox Sports, Feb 12»