double switch

noun — 2 senses

double switch

noun
1

A situation where two things are changed at once

  • The dance included an intricate double switch.
2

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A replacement of two players simultaneously, typically so that a fielder can hit in the pitcher's spot in the batting order.

  • They did a double switch after the eighth so that Jones could bat second in the ninth.

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