Pickoff
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pickoff is a noun meaning The rescue of a stranded caver from a rope, returning them to the ground.
Meaning
The rescue of a stranded caver from a rope, returning them to the ground.
More Meanings
- (baseball) 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
Example Sentences
Zobrist broke for third during Pettitte’s pickoff move, stealing the base when Pettitte threw behind the runner.
Word Forms
- pickoffs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pick off, pick, throw-out, pitchout, line-out, lineout.
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