Definition of "derrick" in English

noun

1. A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.

2. A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.

3. (obsolete) An executioner responsible for hanging convicts; a hangman.

verb

1. (transitive) To hoist with, or as if with, a derrick.

2. (transitive, baseball, informal) To remove (a pitcher).