pick off

/pɪk ɑf/
/pɪk ɒf/
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Other forms: picked off; picking off; picks off

Definitions of pick off
  1. verb
    pull or pull out sharply
    synonyms: pluck, pull off, tweak
    draw away, draw off, pull off
    remove by drawing or pulling
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    types:
    tweeze
    pluck with tweezers
    type of:
    draw, force, pull
    cause to move by pulling
  2. verb
    shoot one by one
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    type of:
    pip, shoot
    kill by firing a missile
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