Synonyms of pick off

pick off

verb

as in to intercept

to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course

picked off more passes than any other player in the division

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intercept
• grab
• block
• catch
• capture
• trap
• snatch
• interdict
• seize
• snare
• corral
• collar

Examples of pick off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second baseman, picked off earlier in the game, tried to backhand a ball that didn’t need to be backhanded, leading to the Padres’ first baserunner of the inning. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024

There’s a very simple explanation: in the middle of the fourteenth century, a plague picked off the city’s finest painters, including Duccio, Simone Martini, and Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti. —The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024

The left-hander threw two pitches to the Twins’ Willi Castro before picking off Austin Martin to end the inning. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024

Under Minter’s guidance, the Chargers’ defense — especially the secondary — has consistently picked off passes in camp and shown a ball-hawk mentality. —Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024