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

4. 1. to steal

   2. to win, esp easily

Word History and Origins

Origin of walk off¹

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

Example Sentences

Kyle Donahue delivered a walk-off 24-yard field goal for a 28-27 victory.

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In a World Series Game 3 that featured 19 pitchers, 25 position players, 609 pitches thrown and 153 trips to the plate, it was something familiar that won it for the Dodgers in the 18th inning: a Freeman walk-off home run.

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The 36-year-old from Venezuela hit the game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Saturday's win and also made a game-saving defensive play to deny the Blue Jays a walk-off victory.

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Memorable moment: Freddie Freeman ended Game 1 with a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning at Dodger Stadium — the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.

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The Blue Jays were tantalisingly close to taking it to a 12th inning or even winning it with a walk-off, but Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers' winning pitcher from games two and six, picked up another win in relief and was named as the series' Most Valuable Player.

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