pick-off
[ pik-awf, -of ]
/ ˈpɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
noun
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.
Electronics.
a mechanism that senses mechanical motion and produces a corresponding electric signal.
Origin of pick-off
First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase
pick off
Words nearby pick-off
Definition for pick off (2 of 2)
Origin of pick
1synonym study for pick
1. See
choose.
OTHER WORDS FROM pick
pick·a·ble, adjective un·pick·a·ble, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for pick off (1 of 4)
pick off
verb
(tr, adverb)
to aim at and shoot one by one
British Dictionary definitions for pick off (2 of 4)
pick
1
/ (pɪk) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of pick
pickable, adjectiveWord Origin for pick
C15: from earlier
piken to pick, influenced by French
piquer to pierce; compare Middle Low German
picken, Dutch
pikken
British Dictionary definitions for pick off (3 of 4)
pick
2
/ (pɪk) /
noun
a tool with a handle carrying a long steel head curved and tapering to a point at one or both ends, used for loosening soil, breaking rocks, etc
any of various tools used for picking, such as an ice pick or toothpick
a plectrum
verb
(tr)
to pierce, dig, or break up (a hard surface) with a pick
(tr)
to form (a hole) in this way
Word Origin for pick
C14: perhaps variant of
pike ²
British Dictionary definitions for pick off (4 of 4)
pick
3
/ (in weaving pɪk) /
verb
(tr)
to cast (a shuttle)
noun
one casting of a shuttle
a weft or filling thread
Word Origin for pick
C14: variant of
pitch
1
Idioms and Phrases with pick off (1 of 2)
pick off
Shoot after singling out, as in The hunter picked off the ducks one by one. [Early 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with pick off (2 of 2)
pick