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walk-off

[ wawk-awf, -of ]

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.



walk off

verb

  1. intr to depart suddenly
  2. tr, adverb to get rid of by walking

    to walk off an attack of depression

  3. walk a person off his feet
    to make someone walk so fast or far that he or she is exhausted
  4. walk off with
    1. to steal
    2. to win, esp easily
“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 walk-off1

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

Said pimp and Nick Cannon have a Zoolander style “walk-off” to prove who is sexiest.

At this point, commentators are already beginning to talk about her imminent walk-off, lamenting the lost American gold.

After a few ridiculous barbs, Zoolander flexes his ego, challenging Hansel to a “walk-off.”

It was the first time the baseball season ended in a walk-off home run and the only time ever in the seventh game.

His name was Walk-off, and his object was the annexation of fish for Muscovite consumption.

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