Out Of Bounds: The region of the field touching or outside the sidelines and end lines; as soon as a ball carrier or the ball itself touches out of bounds, the play is over.

 

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Pick Off: An attempt by the pitcher to get a base runner out by throwing to the base from the stretch position.

Pianoforte: Original name for the piano.

Picked Off: Intercepted.

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Pinout: A diagram or table that describes the purpose of each pin in a chip or connector, or each wire in a cable.

Place Of Articulation: The point in the oral cavity where the position of speech organs (lips, teeth, tongue, etc.) Is most important for a particular sound.

Pitchout: When a pitch is thrown wide of the strike zone on purpose. A catcher will signal for a pitchout if they think that a runner is trying to steal.