pick off

English Thesaurus

1. pull or pull out sharply (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	draw, force, pull,
definition	:	cause to move by pulling (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	tweeze,
definition	:	pluck with tweezers (verb.contact)

verb group	:	draw away, draw off, pull off,
definition	:	remove by drawing or pulling (verb.contact)

2. shoot one by one (verb.social)

hypernym	:	pip, shoot,
definition	:	kill by firing a missile (verb.social)

3. pull or pull out sharply (verb.contact)

derivation	:	pinch, tweak,
definition	:	a squeeze with the fingers (noun.act)

derivation	:	pinch, tweak,
definition	:	a squeeze with the fingers (noun.act)