walk-off

See also: walkoff and walk off

English

Alternative forms

• walkoff, walk off

Adjective

walk-off (not comparable)

1. (baseball, of a hit) That drives in a run that ends a game.

   Scott Podsednik hit the twelfth walk-off home run in World Series history on October 23rd, 2005.

2. By extension, any scoring event in sports that ends the game.

Noun

walk-off (plural walk-offs)

1. A prisoner who escapes custody without violence by taking advantage of the opportunity provided by negligent or distracted guards.
2. A walkout.
3. (baseball) Any event or action in the bottom of the last inning of a game that scores a run and thereby ends the game with a victory to the team at bat.
   • 2010 May 27, “Brewers overcome errors in walk-off win”, in MLB.com:

     It was the Brewers' first walk-off walk since May 4, 2005, when Damien Miller drew a walk to win the game, 4-3, at home over the Cubs.

Further reading

• walk-off on Wikipedia.Wikipedia