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tee
1[tee]
tee
2[tee]
noun
Golf.
Also called teeing ground.the starting place, usually a hard mound of earth, at the beginning of play for each hole.
a small wooden, plastic, metal, or rubber peg from which the ball is driven, as in teeing off.
Football.a device on which the ball may be placed to raise it off the ground preparatory to kicking.
verb (used with object)
Golf.to place (the ball) on a tee.
verb phrase
Golfto strike the ball from a tee.
Slangto reprimand severely; scold.
He teed off on his son for wrecking the car.
Informalto begin.
They teed off the program with a medley of songs.
Baseballto make many runs and hits, especially extra-base hits.
teeing off for six runs on eight hits, including three doubles and a home run.
Baseballto hit (a pitched ball) hard and far.
He teed off on a fastball and drove it into the bleachers.
Boxingto strike with a powerful blow, especially to the head.
He teed off on his opponent with an overhand right.
Slangto make angry, irritated, or disgusted.
She was teed off because her dinner guests were late.
TEE
3abbreviation
Trans-Europe Express.
tee
1/ پː /
noun
a pipe fitting in the form of a letter T, used to join three pipes
a metal section with a cross section in the form of a letter T, such as a rolled-steel joist
any part or component shaped like a T
tee
2/ پː /
noun
Also called: teeing ground.an area, often slightly elevated, from which the first stroke of a hole is made
a support for a golf ball, usually a small wooden or plastic peg, used when teeing off or in long grass, etc
verb
to position (the ball) ready for striking, on or as if on a tee
tee
3/ پː /
noun
a mark used as a target in certain games such as curling and quoits
Word History and Origins
Origin of tee1
Origin of tee2
Word History and Origins
Origin of tee1
Origin of tee2
Example Sentences
But Spaun, who still boasts the only bogey-free round of the week on Thursday, hit an erratic tee shot at the 18th.
After a ragged drive at the 17th, he destroyed a tee marker with his club.
Starting at the 10th tee, he particularly excelled on the greens, kicking off with a 20-footer for birdie and later making three clutch par putts from more than 10 feet to keep his card clean.
The eighth is down on the scorecard as a 289-yard hole, but tweaks to the tee box and pin position will extend it to a record distance.
Less than a decade later, they are Challenge Cup winners and now look in pole position to tee up an impressive league and cup double.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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