WALK-OFF Definition & Meaning

walk-off

[ wawk-awf, -of ]

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noun

Informal.

a person who escapes easily, especially by walking away from a place of detention; a walkaway:
The guards rounded up the walk-offs from the prison farm.

walk off

verb

intr to depart suddenly
tr, adverb to get rid of by walking
to walk off an attack of depression
walk a person off his feet
to make someone walk so fast or far that he or she is exhausted
walk off with
1. to steal
2. to win, esp easily

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of walk-off¹

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase walk off

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Example Sentences

Westlake 1, Calabasas 0: Blake Miller delivered a walk-off single in the eighth inning for Westlake.

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Westlake 5, Newbury Park 4: Liv Tirsch hit a walk-off home run for Westlake in the eighth inning.

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Shohei Ohtani ended Wednesday’s Dodgers game in spectacular fashion, sending the first pitch he saw from Atlanta Braves reliever Raisel Iglesias 399 feet over the center-field wall for a walk-off home run and a 6-5 Los Angeles win.

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Shohei Ohtani speaks to @kirsten_watson after his walk-off homer, keeping the Dodgers undefeated at 8-0!

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Until Ohtani celebrated his bobblehead night with a walk-off home run in the ninth.

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