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Pickoff

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. 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
  2. The rescue of a stranded caver from a rope, returning them to the ground.

Equivalents

العربيةقطع الطريق

Examples

“Zobrist broke for third during Pettitte’s pickoff move⟳, stealing the base⟳ when Pettitte threw behind the runner.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Pickoffs Pickover pickpenny Pickpocket pickpocketee pickpocketer

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