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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
- Golf. to strike the ball from a tee.
- Slang. to reprimand severely; scold:
He teed off on his son for wrecking the car.
- Informal. to begin:
They teed off the program with a medley of songs.
- Baseball, Softball. to make many runs and hits, especially extra-base hits:
teeing off for six runs on eight hits, including three doubles and a home run.
- Baseball, Softball. to hit (a pitched ball) hard and far:
He teed off on a fastball and drove it into the bleachers.
- Boxing. to strike with a powerful blow, especially to the head:
He teed off on his opponent with an overhand right.
- Slang. to make angry, irritated, or disgusted:
She was teed off because her dinner guests were late.
TEE
3abbreviation for
- 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 calledteeing 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
- whenintr, often foll by up 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
Idioms and Phrases
- to a tee. T 1( def 6 ).
Example Sentences
Between May and October, 179 tee times will be made available at the reduced price.
Victory brings with it membership at Augusta National, meaning he can tee it up there any time - or at least any time outside of May to October, when the club is closed.
The two biggest cheers of the night soon followed; McIlroy's straight drive from the tee at the first play-off hole and then his spectacular second shot, which ended up only three-feet from the hole.
"Harry and I were walking to the golf cart to bring us back to the 18th tee, and he said to me, 'Well pal, we would have taken this on Monday morning,'" said McIlroy.
His caddie, Steve Williams, didn’t know what to expect as they made their way off the tee.
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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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