Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walk-off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: walk-off
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That drives in a run that ends a game.

adj

By extension, any scoring event in sports that ends the game.

noun

A prisoner who escapes custody without violence by taking advantage of the opportunity provided by negligent or distracted guards.

noun

noun

Any event or action in the bottom of the last inning of a game that scores a run and thereby ends the game with a victory to the team at bat.

Example Sentences

"Scott Podsednik hit the twelfth walk-off home run in World Series history on October 23rd, 2005."
"It was the Brewers' first walk-off walk since May 4, 2005, when Damien Miller drew a walk to win the game, 4-3, at home over the Cubs."

Inflected Forms

walkoff (alternative) walk off (alternative) walk-offs (plural)

Questions

What does walk-off mean?: That drives in a run that ends a game.

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