tee off

tee off
verb
strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole
Derivationally related forms: ↑teeoff
Topics: ↑golf, ↑golf game
Hypernyms: ↑play
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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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

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tee off [phrasal verb]
1 : to hit a golf ball for the first time on a hole or in a round

We teed off at 8 a.m.

We watched her tee off at the ninth hole.

2 tee off (someone) or tee (someone) off US, informal : to make (someone) angry

That guy really tees me off.

— see also teed off
3 tee off on (someone or something) US, informal : to speak about (someone or something) in an angry way

The coach teed off on his players to the media.

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Main Entry:tee

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ˌtee ˈoff derived
to hit a ↑golf ball from a ↑tee, especially at the start of a match

The first pair are due to tee off at 10 o'clock.

Main entry:teederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • tee off — {v.} 1. To hit the golf ball from a small wooden peg or tee to begin play for each hole. * /We got to the golf course just in time to see the champion tee off./ 2. {slang} To hit a ball, especially a baseball very hard or far. * /He teed off on… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tee-off — teeˈ off noun (golf) 1. The strip of ground where tees are placed and where play begins at each hole 2. The act of hitting the golf ball from the tee to begin play at a hole (also teeing offˈ) • • • Main Entry: ↑tee …   Useful english dictionary

  • tee off — phrasal verb Word forms tee off : present tense I/you/we/they tee off he/she/it tees off present participle teeing off past tense teed off past participle teed off 1) [intransitive/transitive] informal to start a new activity 2) [intransitive] to …   English dictionary

  • tee off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something tees you off, they make you angry or annoyed. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V pron P] Something the boy said to him teed him off... [V P n (not pron)] That really teed off the old boy. [Also V n P] Syn …   English dictionary

  • tee\ off — v 1. To hit the golf ball from a small wooden peg or tee to begin play for each hole. We got to the golf course just in time to see the champion tee off. 2. slang To hit a ball, especially a baseball very hard or far. He teed off on the first… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • tee off — verb a) To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee. I always check the wind direction before I tee off. b) To irritate, vex, or annoy. Boy, do his jibes ev …   Wiktionary

  • 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • tee off — begin a round or hole of golf by playing the ball from a tee. → tee …   English new terms dictionary

  • tee off — intransitive verb Date: 1895 1. to drive from a tee 2. begin, start 3. to hit hard 4. to make an angry denunciation often used with on …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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