pinch hitter vs substitute

substitute vs pinch hitter

pinch hitter and substitute both are nouns.

pinch hitter is not an adjective while substitute is an adjective.

pinch hitter is not a verb while substitute is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pinch hitter	Yes	No	No	No
substitute	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, substitute is a hypernym of pinch hitter; that is, substitute is a word with a broader meaning than pinch hitter:

pinch hitter: (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
substitute: an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

Other hypernyms of pinch hitter include batsman, batter, hitter, slugger, reserve, second-stringer.

pinch hitter (noun)	substitute (noun)
(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
	an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

pinch hitter (adjective)	substitute (adjective)
	artificial and inferior
	serving or used in place of another
	capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

pinch hitter (verb)	substitute (verb)
	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
	be a substitute
	act as a substitute

Difference between pinch hitter and substitute

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