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picking off Meaning
picking off
to put out (a base runner who is off base) with a quick throw (as from the pitcher or catcher), to shoot or bring down especially one by one, a baseball play in which a base runner is picked off, to put out (a base runner who is off base) with a quick throw, to shoot or bring down one by one or with a single shot, intercept
picking off Sentence Examples
- The sniper cautiously picked off enemy soldiers one by one from his rooftop vantage point.
- The poacher stealthily picked off endangered animals to sell on the black market.
- The assembly line worker skillfully picked off defective parts with a flick of his wrist.
- The surgeon meticulously picked off a tumor from a patient's brain.
- The ornithologist picked off bird specimens from a tree branch for study.
- The farmer picked off aphids from his plants with a spray of insecticide.
- The marksman picked off targets with precision shots at a shooting range.
- The seamstress painstakingly picked off loose threads from a dress.
- The thief picked off valuables from an unguarded house.
- The biologist picked off insects from a leaf for research purposes.
FAQs About the word picking off
to put out (a base runner who is off base) with a quick throw (as from the pitcher or catcher), to shoot or bring down especially one by one, a baseball play in
blocking,intercepting, grabbing, snatching, interdicting, capturing, seizing,catching, trapping, collaring
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The sniper cautiously picked off enemy soldiers one by one from his rooftop vantage point.
The poacher stealthily picked off endangered animals to sell on the black market.
The assembly line worker skillfully picked off defective parts with a flick of his wrist.
The surgeon meticulously picked off a tumor from a patient's brain.
