(intransitive, baseball) To bat in place of another player

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinch-hit

(baseball) A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits. / (cricket) An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket.

(baseball) A hit made by a pinch hitter.

(baseball) A substitute runner, usually brought in to replace a slow runner to increase the chance of that runner scoring.

(physics) the magnetic self-attraction of parallel electric currents having the same direction; the restriction of a flowing plasma because of this attraction

(US) Any of various quickly-made Texan desserts made from unbaked biscuit dough, with butter (or margarine), sugar, cinnamon or other flavorings, baked in the oven.

The force exerted between the thumb and forefinger when pinching or gripping

(euphemistic) To defecate.

(engineering) A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury