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(literally) To remove by picking. / To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one. / To shoot one by one.

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Source Word

pick off

Verb

literally

Japanese Meaning

一つずつ選び出して取り除く / タスクや障害、対戦相手などを一つずつ正確に排除する / 一つずつ撃ち落とす

What is this buttons?

She taught me how to pick off the dead leaves from the rose bush without damaging the stem.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は茎を傷つけずにバラの枯れ葉を摘み取る方法を教えてくれた。

Sense（1）

(literally) To remove by picking.

Before you recycle the bottle you need to pick off the label.

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Sense（2）

To dispose of tasks, obstacles, opponents etc. precisely, one by one.

Sense（3）

To shoot one by one.

The sniper picked off the incoming police one at a time.

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Sense（4）

The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.

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Sense（5）

To intercept, such as a ball in flight.

But the World Cup winning veteran's left boot was awry again, the attempt sliced horribly wide of the left upright, and the saltires were waving aloft again a moment later when a long pass in the England midfield was picked off to almost offer up a breakaway try.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

picks off

（ present singular third-person ）

picking off

（ participle present ）

picked off

（ participle past ）

picked off

（ past ）

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