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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
charge, cock, detonate, discharge, drop, eject, fell, fire, fire off, gun, gun for, hit, let fly, let off, load, pelt, pepper, pistol, plug, pot, potshoot, potshot, prime, riddle, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, snipe, strike, take a potshot, torpedo
Dictionary Results for pick off:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
pick off
    v 1: shoot one by one
    2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
       [syn: pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pick off \Pick" off\, v. t.
   1. (Baseball) to put out a baserunner who is off base by
      tagging him/her, especially by a quick throw from the
      pitcher or catcher.
      [PJC]

   2. to shoot so as to kill or disable, especially one by one
      from a position or in a situation where the target is
      unable to return fire at the shooter; -- used commonly of
      sniper fire. "The sniper picked off a dozen passersby from
      the tower before he was shot down by police."
      [PJC]

   3. (Football) to intercept (a pass).
      [PJC]

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