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tee2

Syllabification: (tee)
Pronunciation: /tē/

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Definition of tee

noun

  • 1a cleared space on a golf course, from which the ball is struck at the beginning of play for each hole.
  • a small peg with a concave head that can be placed in the ground to support a golf ball before it is struck.
  • Football a small stand on which the ball is placed for a kickoff.
  • a waist-high or higher stand used in tee-ball to hold a baseball before it is hit with a bat.
    [ late 17th century (originally Scots, as teaz): of unknown origin]
  • 2a mark aimed at in lawn bowling, quoits, curling, and other similar games.
    [ late 18th century (originally Scots): perhaps the same word as tee1]

verb (tees, teeing, teed)

[no object] (usually tee up) Golf
  • place the ball on a tee ready to make the first stroke of the round or hole:he had not missed a par as he teed up for the last hole [with object]:she fished in her pocket for a ball and teed it
  • [with object] place (something) in position, especially to be struck:a shining white radar dome was teed up on top of the mountain

Phrasal Verbs

tee off

Golf play the ball from a tee; begin a round or hole of golf:we spend ten minutes practicing putting before we tee off
informal make a start on something.

tee off on someone/something

informal sharply attack someone or something:he will tee off on conservative politicians Chang teed off on his opponent’s serve

tee someone off

(usually be teed off) informal make someone angry or annoyed:Tommy was really teed off at Ernie

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