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tee

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[ tee ]

noun

  1. the letter T or t.
  2. something shaped like a T , as a three-way joint used in fitting pipes together.
  3. the mark aimed at in various games, as curling.


adjective

  1. having a crosspiece at the top; shaped like a T .

tee

2

[ tee ]

noun

  1. Golf.
    1. Also called teeing ground. the starting place, usually a hard mound of earth, at the beginning of play for each hole.
    2. a small wooden, plastic, metal, or rubber peg from which the ball is driven, as in teeing off.
  2. Football. a device on which the ball may be placed to raise it off the ground preparatory to kicking.

verb (used with object)

, teed, tee·ing.
  1. Golf. to place (the ball) on a tee.

verb phrase

    1. Golf. to strike the ball from a tee.
    2. Slang. to reprimand severely; scold:

      He teed off on his son for wrecking the car.

    3. Informal. to begin:

      They teed off the program with a medley of songs.

    4. 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.

    5. Baseball, Softball. to hit (a pitched ball) hard and far:

      He teed off on a fastball and drove it into the bleachers.

    6. Boxing. to strike with a powerful blow, especially to the head:

      He teed off on his opponent with an overhand right.

    7. Slang. to make angry, irritated, or disgusted:

      She was teed off because her dinner guests were late.

TEE

3
or T-E-E

abbreviation for

  1. Trans-Europe Express.

tee

1

/ tiː /

noun

  1. a mark used as a target in certain games such as curling and quoits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


tee

2

/ tiː /

noun

  1. Also calledteeing ground an area, often slightly elevated, from which the first stroke of a hole is made
  2. a support for a golf ball, usually a small wooden or plastic peg, used when teeing off or in long grass, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by up to position (the ball) ready for striking, on or as if on a tee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tee

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/ tiː /

noun

  1. a pipe fitting in the form of a letter T, used to join three pipes
  2. a metal section with a cross section in the form of a letter T, such as a rolled-steel joist
  3. any part or component shaped like a T
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tee1

First recorded in 1600–10

Origin of tee2

First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tee1

C18: perhaps from T-shaped marks, which may have originally been used in curling

Origin of tee2

C17 teaz, of unknown origin
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Idioms and Phrases

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Example Sentences

The kids had a gift for him too, a tee shirt with ‘Baseball Spoken Here’ stenciled across the front.

One of my favorite tee shirts proclaims “I am already against the next war.”

She smirks from the side of coffee mugs, tee shirts, post cards, and books around the world.

Oddly, given that the games are in the land of the midnight tee-time, there is no golf on the roster, and never has been.

By that time, his arms were so tired from three full swings a hole that he could hardly knock the ball off the tee.

A tight-fitting wood plug is driven into the throughway of the tee and the ends ground off flush on the emery wheel.

Th' prisident was first off th' tee with an excellent three while his opponent was almost hopelessly bunkered in a camera.

"Let's sit in that car down by the first tee," Harold suggested.

A "tee" is a small mound of sand or earth upon which the ball rests.

They came together, however, on the putting-green, and had a short walk to the next 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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