walk-off
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- That drives in a run that ends a game.
- By extension, any scoring event in sports that ends the game.
Noun
- A prisoner who escapes custody without violence by taking advantage of the opportunity provided by negligent or distracted guards.
- A walkout.
- 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.
Verb
- To recover from (a minor injury) or digest (a large meal) by walking around.
- To measure a distance by walking, as by counting paces or extending a measuring tape or rope.
- To flee or abandon.
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