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switch-hitting — adjective Bisexual. See Also: switch hitter … Wiktionary
switch-hit — switch hitter. switch hitter, n. /swich hit /, v.i., switch hit, switch hitting. Baseball. to be able to bat from either side of the plate, or both as a left handed and as a right handed batter. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
Switch hitter — This article is about the term in baseball. For the cricket term, see Switch hit. For the Arrested Development episode, see Switch Hitter. In baseball, a switch hitter is a player who bats both right handed and left handed. Contents 1 Baseball 2… … Wikipedia
Switch shot — A Switch shot is a modern cricketing shot first used Kevin Pietersen on 17th June 2008 Sunday s one day international against New Zealand when he effectively changed from a right hander to a left hander for the purpose of executing the shot. The… … Wikipedia
switch-hitter — noun 1》 Baseball an ambidextrous batter. 2》 N. Amer. informal a bisexual person. Derivatives switch hitting adjective … English new terms dictionary
switch-hit|ting — «SWIHCH HIHT ihng», noun, adjective. hitting right handed or left handed; being a switch hitter … Useful english dictionary
Hitting for the cycle — Curry Foley was the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit for the cycle. In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game … Wikipedia
switch-hit — intransitive verb ( hit; hitting) Etymology: back formation from switch hitter Date: 1938 to bat right handed against a left handed pitcher and left handed against a right handed pitcher in baseball … New Collegiate Dictionary
Double switch — In baseball, the double switch is a type of player substitution. The double switch allows a manager to make a pitching substitution and defensive (fielding) substitution while at the same time improving the offensive (batting) lineup of a team.… … Wikipedia
Double switch (baseball) — In baseball, the double switch is a type of player substitution. The double switch is typically used to make a pitching substitution, while simultaneously placing the incoming pitcher in a more favorable spot in the batting order than was… … Wikipedia
