Walk-off

Quick meaning: Walk-off is an adjective meaning (baseball, of a hit) That drives in a run that ends a game.

Meaning

(baseball, of a hit) That drives in a run that ends a game.

More Meanings

1. By extension, any scoring event in sports that ends the game.
2. A prisoner who escapes custody without violence by taking advantage of the opportunity provided by negligent or distracted guards.
3. A walkout.
4. (baseball) 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.

Word Forms

• walkoff
• walk-offs

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stand-up, bang-bang, ninth-inning, safe, inside, postgame.

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