I. transitive verb
1. : to remove by plucking
picked the dog hairs off his coat
2.
a. : to shoot or bring down singly or selectively
picked off his pursuers as they emerged from the pass
wolves trailed the herd to pick off stragglers
had time to reload and pick off first one single, then the other — W.G.Means
b. : to catch (a base runner) off base with a quick throw by either the pitcher or the catcher that often results in a put-out
II. transitive verb
: intercept
picked off a pass