pick off

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An instance of throwing out a batter leading off base

The final out of the game was determined by a pick off.

Successfully picking off a runner

The pitcher picked off the runner to get an out.

An attempt to throw out a runner leading off a base

The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.

When a pitcher or catcher throws to any occupied base in an attempt to put out the runner taking a lead near the base The runner must be tagged before getting back to the base in order to be called out If the runner is tagged before getting back to the base, he or she has been "picked off "
pluck, remove; destroy one after the other
An attempt by the pitcher to get a base runner out by throwing to the base from the stretch position
A condition in which coating sticks to the shell, which is usually caused by an air bubble in the coating or by tacky color pulling off some of the coating
If someone picks off people or aircraft, they shoot them down one by one, aiming carefully at them from a distance. Both groups on either side are just picking off innocent bystanders Any decent shot with telescopic sights could pick us off at random
pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
to tag out a runner who is leading off the base
shoot one by one
pickoff
A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base
pick something up off the street
(Ev ile ilgili) Learn something naturally outside from the people and their life
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