doubling off

A form of double off — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of double off
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APA

doubling off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubling%20off

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“doubling off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubling%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doubling off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubling%20off.

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