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It's easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.
Vin Scully

Meaning of "pick off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PICK OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PICK OFF

noun
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conjunction
determiner
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Pick off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PICK OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Pickoff

In baseball, a pickoff is an act by a pitcher, throwing a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who is either leading off or about to begin stealing the next base. A pickoff attempt occurs when this throw is made in an attempt to make such an out or, more commonly, to "keep the runner close" by making it clear that the pitcher is aware and concerned with the runner's actions. A catcher may also attempt to throw runners out who likewise "stray too far" from their bases after a pitch; this can also be called a pickoff attempt. A runner who is picked off is said to have been caught napping, especially if he made no attempt to return to his base. A pickoff move is the motion the pitcher goes through in making this attempt; some pitchers have better pickoff moves than others. Pitchers in professional baseball use the pickoff move often, perhaps several times per game or even per inning if speedy baserunners reach base. Pitchers with more confidence in their ability to eliminate batters directly via strikeouts or flyouts use fewer pickoff attempts.

Definition of pick off in the English dictionary

The definition of pick off in the dictionary is to aim at and shoot one by one.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PICK OFF

pick
pick ´n´ mix
pick and choose
pick and mix
pick at
pick on
pick out
pick someone´s brain
pick someone´s brains
pick the eyes out
pick up stompies
pick up the pieces
pick-and-mix
pick-me-up
pick-up
pick-up arm
pick-up joint
pick-up point
pick-up truck
pickaback

WORDS THAT END LIKE PICK OFF

back off
book off
break off
check off
chuck off
clock off
fuck off
hack off
jerk off
kick off
knock off
on and off
rack off
spark off
suck off
tick off
turn off
walk off
whack off
work off

Synonyms and antonyms of pick off in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pick off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PICK OFF

Find out the translation of pick off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pick off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pick off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摘掉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escoger de
570 millions of speakers

English

pick off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद लेने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обрывать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apanhar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তোলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enlever
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pilih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pflücken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

狙い撃ち
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잡을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pick mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhặt lấy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cogliere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podnieść się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обривати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumuli
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάρει μακριά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haal af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plocka bort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plukke av
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PICK OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pick off

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QUOTES WITH «PICK OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pick off.
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Vin Scully
It's easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICK OFF»

Discover the use of pick off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pick off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Climbing Self-rescue: Improvising Solutions for Serious ...
PICK-OFFS A pick-off is the process of a rescuer either rappelling or being lowered down to a stranded or injured person (could be a climber or even a hiker that got in over his head) and "picking him off" the wall. Our discussion of pick-offs  ...
Andy Tyson, Molly Loomis, 2006
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MODERN CONTROL ENGINEERING
FIGURE 2.64 Moving a pick-off point ahead of a block. 7. Moving a pick-off point behind a block The pick-off point in Figure 2.65 has been moved behind the block G. Z X FIGURE 2.65 Moving a pick-off point behind a block. EXAMPLE 2.9 ...
D. ROY CHOUDHURY, 2005
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Baseball: Play the Winning Way
226 to prearrange pick-off plays with the infielders. After all, the catcher has one of the strongest arms on the field and this asset should be utilized as often as possible. In his prime, all-star catcher Gary Carter was known for his willingness to ...
Jerry Kindall, 1993
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Negro Folk-songs: The Hampton Series, Books I-IV, Complete
... AUa You kin, do jes'- a what you please, breve (dzi2) j'Vi'jf j i j i a i i i i i f i ha M P " r p r i r r m 1 1 r i r w t 1 l » r p Is gwine ter pick off- a Mas-sa's peas, I's gwine ter pick off - a h >i = J* J J= I J* J' J ;' J' g I .^^ I's gwine ter pick off- a Mas-sas peas  ...
Natalie Curtis Burlin, 1918
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Modern Inertial Sensors and Systems
7.3.3 Noise Considerations The major three noise sources are: (a) Quadrature signal in the pick-off output (b) Torque-current ripple (c) Random noise. Quadrature signal in the pick-off output This could be a serious problem because it could ...
AMITAVA BOSE, SOMNATH PURI, PARITOSH BANERJEE, 2008
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Mechatronics System Design, SI Version
Moving Pick-Off Points Pick-off points are wire origination points located on a wire as opposed to a block output. When a signal is picked-off of a wire, both the signals and the picked-off signal are identical. It is often necessary to move pick- off ...
Devdas Shetty, Richard Kolk, 2010
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Mechatronics System Design
—X> V A-B-C Parallel Block Reduction (Figure 2-4) FIGURE 2-4 PARALLEL MANIPULATION—PARALLEL BLOCKS ADD Moving Pick-Off Points Pick-off points are wire origination points located on a wire as opposed to a block output.
Devdas Shetty, Richard Kolk, 2010
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Words Phrases That Carry Uncommon Mean
Pick off means take or pluck off. The police picked off the culprit from the crowd. Pick out means to choose or distinguish from the surroundings. Don't pick out red roses today for decorating the stage. Pick over means to examine and make a ...
A. P. Sarma, 2005
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Neutron cross sections and technology: proceedings of a ...
Ge (Li)- DETECTOR 1 PICK-UP TUBE P RE AMR TIME PICK OFF TIME PICK OFF TIME PICK OFF AMP. TIME PICK OFF CONTROL TIME PICK OFF CONTROL TIME PICK OFF CONTROL DELAY AMR D E LAY GATE START TIME TO ...
David T. Goldman, 1968
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Modern Sensors Handbook
Pavel Ripka, Alois Tipek. Signal picltotf - output tlequency proportiond to flow hlet flow conditioner and rotor support Chtlet rotor support Turbine rotor—vel ocity of rotation isproportiond to flow rate A reader or a “pick-off' is installed ...
Pavel Ripka, Alois Tipek, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICK OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pick off is used in the context of the following news items.
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Unpredictable MAC to meet for media day
Early projections have wide receiver Tajae Sharpe as the MAC's first pick off the board. □ Upset watch: Michigan State at Western Michigan, ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
2
Early triple play hurts Jays in 6-5 loss to Mariners in 10
BUEHRLE PICK OFFS: Buehrle picked Seager off first base in the first inning, his 101st career pick off. He trails only Andy Pettitte, who had 103 ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
3
White Sox 2, Indians 1: Bring out your brooms
... third baseman Mike Aviles made an errant throw to second base in his attempt to pick off Saladino. Both Saladino and Cabrera advanced to ... «South Side Sox, Jul 15»
4
Big sixth earns Lower Sussex juniors District 3 title
... Millsboro fielding errors, wild pitches and singles, Lower Sussex took advantage of throwing errors as attempts to pick off runners went awry. «Delmarva Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Kevin Thomas Jr. captures 28th 'Putnamville Clash'
Demoss began to pick off spots after starting sixth and got past Ricketts over the final few laps. Jason Clark and Scott Ricketts were both in the ... «The Banner-Graphic, Jul 15»
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Mike Trout becomes the fastest Angel to 30 home runs
Giavotella flied out to left fielder J. Tropeano then tried to pick off Andrus at first, but threw the ball away, allowing Hamilton to score and Andrus ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
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Pirates pregame 7/26: Ramirez discusses love for basketball; Scahill …
Among other things cut off throws have been missing, bases haven't been properly covered and pick off throws have been more errant. “Four days off from ... «Pittsburgh Sporting News, Jul 15»
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Steelers 2015 Training Camp Stock Report: Day 1
Fogg showed great ball skills to pick off an under thrown fade route to the left corner of the end zone by Landry Jones during red zone practice, ... «Steelers Depot, Jul 15»
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Could Ricciardo really have won the race?
If Ricciardo had been able to successfully pick off the Mercedes, then the slightly less powerful Ferrari should have been a slightly easier task. «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
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AUSTRALIAN STOCKS RALLY: Here's what you need to know
The Australian market recovered in late trade on Monday to end a three-day negative streak as investors came back to pick off bargains among ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»

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