walk-off

American  

[wawk-awf, -of] / ˈwɔkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

Informal.

1. a person who escapes easily, especially by walking away from a place of detention; a walkaway.

   The guards rounded up the walk-offs from the prison farm.

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walk off British  

verb

1. (intr) to depart suddenly

2. (tr, adverb) to get rid of by walking

   to walk off an attack of depression

3. to make someone walk so fast or far that he or she is exhausted

4. 1. to steal

   2. to win, esp easily

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Etymology

Origin of walk-off

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase walk off

Example Sentences

Hart 3, Ventura 2: Jaiden Chan had the walk-off hit for Hart.

From Los Angeles Times

Garden Grove Pacifica 6, Eastvale Roosevelt 5: The Mariners got a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh from Jenna Valladares.

From Los Angeles Times

He was so excited when Puerto Rico beat Panama on a walk-off home run, he texted Dodgers baseball president Andrew Friedman and asked if he could accompany the team to Houston for the knockout round.

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Oh, and of course Yamamoto was warming in the bullpen when Freddie Freeman hit his walk-off home run to end the 18-inning Game 3 epic at Dodger Stadium.

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On March 7, hours after Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies hit the first walk-off home run in World Baseball Classic history to power Team Netherlands past Nicaragua in Miami, Athletics prospect Darell Hernaiz delivered a game-winning blast of his own to lift Team Puerto Rico over Panama in extra innings in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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