pick off (English, verb)
expansion: pick off (third-person singular simple present picks off, present participle picking off, simple past and past participle picked off)
Senses:
glosses: To remove by picking.
tags: literally
glosses: To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one.
glosses: To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one.
To shoot one by one.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.
glosses: To intercept, such as a ball in flight.
Forms:
form: picks off
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: picking off
tags: participle
present
form: picked off
tags: participle
past
form: picked off
tags: past