pick off
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.
noun
An instance of throwing out a batter leading off base.
Example Sentences
- "Before you recycle the bottle you need to pick off the label."
- "Let's pick off these issues starting from the top."
- "England's batsmen were nothing more than sitting ducks waiting to be picked off by these unerringly accurate marksmen."
- "History has shown that our enemies will not leave any of us alone, in the closet or not. We must all stand together or they will pick us off one by one."
- "Having more chicks together after hatching also makes it less likely her chicks will be the ones picked off by a predator."
- "The sniper picked off the incoming police one at a time."