"pickoff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pickoffs [plural]
Etymology: pick + off Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pick|off}} pick + off Head templates: {{en-noun}} pickoff (plural pickoffs)
  1. (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 Categories (topical): Baseball

Inflected forms

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