# pickoff

> English word · Noun

## 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.

## Etymology
Deverbal from pick off.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pickoff