pick off

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Synonyms: tick off, kick off, pack off, pickoff, picks off, nick off, pick-off, lick off, prick off, kickoff, suck off

Antonyms: tick off, kick off, pack off, pickoff, picks off, nick off, pick-off, lick off, prick off, kickoff, suck off

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|literally}} To remove by picking.
2. To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one.
3. {{lb|en|baseball}} To [[throw out]] a [[runner]] by [[tag]]ging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three [[base]]s or [[home plate]].
4. To intercept, such as a ball in flight.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|baseball}} An instance of throwing out a batter leading off base.

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