pickoffn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪkɒf/, U.S.

/ˈpɪkˌɔf/,

/ˈpɪkˌɑf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick v.¹, off adv.

Etymology: < pick v.¹ + off adv., after to pick off at pick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

a. Baseball. The act of putting out a runner who is off base by means of the pitcher or catcher suddenly throwing the ball to that base. See also Compounds 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > putting player out > actions

K1861

double play1867

assist1877

put-out1882

force-out1896

rundown1908

pickoff1911

strike-out1911

tag1941

punch-out1973

1911 Washington Post 14 Sept. 8/3 Street observed that Pape was a little careless around second, and signalled for the pitch-out and pick-off.

1939 G. S. Cochrane Baseball iv. 76 The danger of a throw to first for the pickoff is that the runner has over-run first not only too far to get back but far enough to make a break for second.

1992 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. c3/3 He picked Barry Bonds off first base, his 16th pickoff of the season.

b. American Football. An interception.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres

rush1857

punt-out1861

goal-kicking1871

safety1879

safety touchdown1879

scrimmage1880

rushing1882

safety touch1884

touchback1884

forward pass1890

run1890

blocking1891

signal1891

fake1893

onside kick1895

tandem-play1895

pass play1896

spiral1896

shift1901

end run1902

straight-arm1903

quarterback sneak1904

runback1905

roughing1906

Minnesota shift1910

quarterbacking1910

snap-back1910

pickoff1912

punt return1914

screen forward pass1915

screen pass1920

power play1921

sneak1921

passback1922

snap1922

defence1923

reverse1924

carry1927

lateral1927

stiff-arm1927

zone1927

zone defence1927

submarine charge1928

squib1929

block1931

pass rushing1933

safetying1933

trap play1933

end-around1934

straight-arming1934

trap1935

mousetrap1936

buttonhook1938

blitzing1940

hand-off1940

pitchout1946

slant1947

strike1947

draw play1948

shovel pass1948

bootleg1949

option1950

red dog1950

red-dogging1951

rollout1951

submarine1952

sleeper pass1954

draw1956

bomb1960

swing pass1960

pass rush1962

blitz1963

spearing1964

onsides kick1965

takeaway1967

quarterback sack1968

smash-mouth1968

veer1968

turn-over1969

bump-and-run1970

scramble1971

sack1972

nose tackle1975

nickel1979

pressure1981

1912 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. (Sports section) 2/1 Onley's pick-off to Wachter on Clinton's 25-yard line.

1931 Nevada State Jrnl. 1 Oct. 5/2 [He] had the two teams line up in midfield with both sides practicing pickoffs, return of punts and getting down on the receiver.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Sept. (Sports section) d1 He threw his first interception of 1978 after 12 straight preseason quarters of no pickoffs.

2. Chiefly Aeronautics. A device in an automatic control or guidance system which produces or alters a pneumatic or an electrical output in response to a change in motion. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > controls and instruments > [noun] > navigational instrument > automatic pilot > element adjusting for altered motion

pickoff1938

1938 P. V. H. Weems Air Navigation (ed. 2) xiv. 243 If the aircraft changes attitude laterally, one of the ports..of the air pick off is opened fully and the other closed.

1958 J. G. Truxal Control Engineers' Handbk. xvii. 49 The displacement gyro is continually being torqued by the coupling of the motion of the base through the gimbal gearing friction and pickoff loading to the wheel.

1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics ix. 377 The precession..is sensed by a pickoff that sends a signal to the servo amplifier.

Compounds

C1. Baseball. attributive in sense 1b, as pickoff play, pickoff throw, etc.

ΚΠ

1940 N.Y. Times 16 June v. 3/5 Billy Jurges was the victim of an unusual pick-off play after walking in the third.

1951 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 19 May 10/3 An unassisted double play on a line drive by Packy MacFarland at third base and two pickoff throws by Cheverus catcher Ken Ashley were the fielding plays of the game.

1982 R. Kahn Seventh Game x. 193 Calhoun..glowered at John and fired a pickoff throw to Rosey Dale.

1994 Sports Illustr. 30 May 74/2 Craig, who has a fine pickoff motion for a righthander, fired to first.

C2. attributive. Designating auxiliary parts of a machine positioned so as to be easily selected or brought into use when required.

ΚΠ

1949 Tool Engineers Handbk. (Amer. Soc. Tool Engineers) xxxv. 602 A secondary operation may be eliminated by the use of a pick-off attachment, which is an independently driven spindle and collet arrangement mounted in the cutoff position.

1950 J. A. Oates in A. W. Judge Machine Tools & Operations III. i. 30 These ‘pick-off’ gears are arranged under a cover..in some easily accessible position, and it is only a matter of two or three minutes to change over to a new speed or feed.

1998 Farming News (Nexis) 29 May 16 Pick-off gears can be changed to adjust rotor speeds on the Standard model, while a lever does the job on the Super variant to give three speeds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pickoff
释义	pickoffn. Brit. /ˈpɪkɒf/, U.S. /ˈpɪkˌɔf/, /ˈpɪkˌɑf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick v.¹, off adv. Etymology: < pick v.¹ + off adv., after to pick off at pick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. 1. a. Baseball. The act of putting out a runner who is off base by means of the pitcher or catcher suddenly throwing the ball to that base. See also Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > putting player out > actions K1861 double play1867 assist1877 put-out1882 force-out1896 rundown1908 pickoff1911 strike-out1911 tag1941 punch-out1973 1911 Washington Post 14 Sept. 8/3 Street observed that Pape was a little careless around second, and signalled for the pitch-out and pick-off. 1939 G. S. Cochrane Baseball iv. 76 The danger of a throw to first for the pickoff is that the runner has over-run first not only too far to get back but far enough to make a break for second. 1992 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. c3/3 He picked Barry Bonds off first base, his 16th pickoff of the season. b. American Football. An interception. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres rush1857 punt-out1861 goal-kicking1871 safety1879 safety touchdown1879 scrimmage1880 rushing1882 safety touch1884 touchback1884 forward pass1890 run1890 blocking1891 signal1891 fake1893 onside kick1895 tandem-play1895 pass play1896 spiral1896 shift1901 end run1902 straight-arm1903 quarterback sneak1904 runback1905 roughing1906 Minnesota shift1910 quarterbacking1910 snap-back1910 pickoff1912 punt return1914 screen forward pass1915 screen pass1920 power play1921 sneak1921 passback1922 snap1922 defence1923 reverse1924 carry1927 lateral1927 stiff-arm1927 zone1927 zone defence1927 submarine charge1928 squib1929 block1931 pass rushing1933 safetying1933 trap play1933 end-around1934 straight-arming1934 trap1935 mousetrap1936 buttonhook1938 blitzing1940 hand-off1940 pitchout1946 slant1947 strike1947 draw play1948 shovel pass1948 bootleg1949 option1950 red dog1950 red-dogging1951 rollout1951 submarine1952 sleeper pass1954 draw1956 bomb1960 swing pass1960 pass rush1962 blitz1963 spearing1964 onsides kick1965 takeaway1967 quarterback sack1968 smash-mouth1968 veer1968 turn-over1969 bump-and-run1970 scramble1971 sack1972 nose tackle1975 nickel1979 pressure1981 1912 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. (Sports section) 2/1 Onley's pick-off to Wachter on Clinton's 25-yard line. 1931 Nevada State Jrnl. 1 Oct. 5/2 [He] had the two teams line up in midfield with both sides practicing pickoffs, return of punts and getting down on the receiver. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Sept. (Sports section) d1 He threw his first interception of 1978 after 12 straight preseason quarters of no pickoffs. 2. Chiefly Aeronautics. A device in an automatic control or guidance system which produces or alters a pneumatic or an electrical output in response to a change in motion. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > controls and instruments > [noun] > navigational instrument > automatic pilot > element adjusting for altered motion pickoff1938 1938 P. V. H. Weems Air Navigation (ed. 2) xiv. 243 If the aircraft changes attitude laterally, one of the ports..of the air pick off is opened fully and the other closed. 1958 J. G. Truxal Control Engineers' Handbk. xvii. 49 The displacement gyro is continually being torqued by the coupling of the motion of the base through the gimbal gearing friction and pickoff loading to the wheel. 1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics ix. 377 The precession..is sensed by a pickoff that sends a signal to the servo amplifier. Compounds C1. Baseball. attributive in sense 1b, as pickoff play, pickoff throw, etc. ΚΠ 1940 N.Y. Times 16 June v. 3/5 Billy Jurges was the victim of an unusual pick-off play after walking in the third. 1951 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 19 May 10/3 An unassisted double play on a line drive by Packy MacFarland at third base and two pickoff throws by Cheverus catcher Ken Ashley were the fielding plays of the game. 1982 R. Kahn Seventh Game x. 193 Calhoun..glowered at John and fired a pickoff throw to Rosey Dale. 1994 Sports Illustr. 30 May 74/2 Craig, who has a fine pickoff motion for a righthander, fired to first. C2. attributive. Designating auxiliary parts of a machine positioned so as to be easily selected or brought into use when required. ΚΠ 1949 Tool Engineers Handbk. (Amer. Soc. Tool Engineers) xxxv. 602 A secondary operation may be eliminated by the use of a pick-off attachment, which is an independently driven spindle and collet arrangement mounted in the cutoff position. 1950 J. A. Oates in A. W. Judge Machine Tools & Operations III. i. 30 These ‘pick-off’ gears are arranged under a cover..in some easily accessible position, and it is only a matter of two or three minutes to change over to a new speed or feed. 1998 Farming News (Nexis) 29 May 16 Pick-off gears can be changed to adjust rotor speeds on the Standard model, while a lever does the job on the Super variant to give three speeds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
随便看	citrinize citrinous citrins citro citro- citro-tartrate citroglycerin citrometer citron citron apple citron bottle citron bower citron grove citron melon citron ointment citron or yellow sandalwood citron pressé citron pudding citron shadow citron smell citron table citron tree citron water citron wood citron-coloured