Pick off is a term used in sports, particularly baseball, to describe the act of throwing a ball at a player in order to get them out. The term can also be used to describe the act of shooting or plucking something from a distance. In baseball, pick off is when a pitcher throws the ball to a base in an attempt to catch a runner off guard and get them out. PLUCK is similar to pick off, but it involves using a hand or tool to remove something from a distance. INTERCEPT is when a player catches a ball that was thrown by another player.