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walk-off

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Adjective

  1. That drives in a run that ends a game.
  2. By extension, any scoring event in sports that ends the game.

Noun

  1. A prisoner who escapes custody without violence by taking advantage of the opportunity provided by negligent or distracted guards.
  2. A walkout.
  3. 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

  1. To recover from (a minor injury) or digest (a large meal) by walking around.
  2. To measure a distance by walking, as by counting paces or extending a measuring tape or rope.
  3. To flee or abandon.

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