Sekirov Dictionary

pick off

verb 5
noun 1
forms 4

verb5

•
To remove by picking.
- Before you recycle the bottle you need to pick off the label.
•
To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one.
- Let's pick off these issues starting from the top.
- England's batsmen were nothing more than sitting ducks waiting to be picked off by these unerringly accurate marksmen.
•
To shoot one by one.
- The sniper picked off the incoming police one at a time.
•
To throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.
- The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.
To intercept, such as a ball in flight.

noun1

•
An instance of throwing out a batter leading off base.
- The final out of the game was determined by a pick off.

forms

picked off · picking off · picks off · pick offs

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