double off

verb

After a fly ball is caught, to tag the base (a runner) was on at the time of the pitch, thereby causing them to be out for failure to tag up.

“The fielder doubled the runner off for the second out.”

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Meanings

verbdouble off (third-person singular simple present doubles off, present participle doubling off, simple past and past participle doubled off)

present singular third person doubles off · participle present doubling off · participle past doubled off · past doubled off

  1. transitiveball gamesAfter a fly ball is caught, to tag the base (a runner) was on at the time of the pitch, thereby causing them to be out for failure to tag up.

    The fielder doubled the runner off for the second out.

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APA

double off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20off

MLA

“double off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20off.

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