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pick-off

[pik-awf, -of]

noun

  1. Baseball.,  a play in which a base runner, caught off base, is tagged out by an infielder on a quick throw, usually from the pitcher or catcher.

  2. Electronics.,  a mechanism that senses mechanical motion and produces a corresponding electric signal.



pick off

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to aim at and shoot one by one

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pick off1

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase pick off
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Idioms and Phrases

Shoot after singling out, as in The hunter picked off the ducks one by one. [Early 1800s]
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Example Sentences

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Yamamoto misfired on a pick-off throw to third that allowed Trea Turner to score.

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He dove into scouting reports with first base coach Clayton McCullough on opposing pitchers’ timing and pick-off tendencies, coupling a cerebral component with his explosive raw foot speed.

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Because of Ohtani’s bruise — which he sustained by getting hit with a pick-off throw last week — the Dodgers didn’t want him to have to get loose twice in one day.

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Other times it’s on a failed pick-off attempt from the opposing pitcher throwing to first base.

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“We just have to be better,” Roberts said, noting more pitch-outs and pick-off attempts might be necessary, too.

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