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| pick off |
| 1. v. (Argot) Abattre, éliminer. |
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| The outlaws picked off the lawmen one-by-one as they attempted to escape from the trap. |
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| 2. v. Enlever. |
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| Pick off the parts that you don't like, and then eat the rest. |
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| pick off |
| 1. v. (literally) To remove by picking. |
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| Before you recycle the bottle you need to pick off the label. |
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| 2. v. To shoot one by one. |
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| The sniper picked off the incoming police one at a time. |
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| 3. v. To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. one by one. |
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| Let's pick off these issues starting from the top. |
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| England's batsmen were nothing more than sitting ducks waiting to be picked off by these unerringly accurate marksmen. |
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| 4. v. (baseball) To throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate. |
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| The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe. |
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| 5. v. To intercept, such as a ball in flight. |
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| 6. n. (baseball) An instance of throwing out a batter leading off base. |
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| The final out of the game was determined by a pick off. |
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| pick |
| 1. n. Pioche. |
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| 2. n. Peigne à longues dents, utilisé pour les cheveux frisés. |
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| 3. n. (US) Choix. |
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| 4. n. (basketball), (crosse) Tactique d'attaque dans laquelle un joueur est placé de manière à empêcher un défenseur d'atteindre un coéquipier. |
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| 5. n. (football américain) Interception. |
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| off |
| 1. v. Loin. |
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| 2. adj. Éteint. |
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| 3. prep. Au large de, loin de. |
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| 4. prep. À côté de. |
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| 5. prep. dessus, sur. |
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