pick off

Definition of Pick Off in English :

1. pick off

shoot one by one

2. pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak

pull or pull out sharply

Example Sentences:
'pluck the flowers off the bush'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pick Off

verb

(tr, adverb)

to aim at and shoot one by one

1.

to remove by picking or plucking

2.

to hit with a carefully aimed shot

3. US, Baseball

to throw out (a base runner taking a lead) by means of a throw from the pitcher or catcher before or after a pitch

n.

1. Baseball A play in which a runner is caught off base and is put out by a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher.

2. Sports An intercepted pass, especially in football.