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tee

[ tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

adjective

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

tee

[ tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.
Football. a device on which the ball may be placed to raise it off the ground preparatory to kicking.

verb (used with object)

teed, teeing.

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

or T-E-E

abbreviation for

Trans-Europe Express.

tee

/ �پ�ː /

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

/ �پ�ː /

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

/ �پ�ː /

noun

a mark used as a target in certain games such as curling and quoits

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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tee¹

C17 teaz, of unknown origin

Origin of tee²

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

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Idioms and Phrases

to a tee. T ¹( def 6 ).

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Example Sentences

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It was while standing on the 12th tee at Augusta National that Lottie Woad had one of those 'pinch me' moments.

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Lee was leading by three shots on 21 under from Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland when he put his tee shot into the water at the par-five 16th and carded a bogey.

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A $10 fee appears to be discouraging brokers from snapping up prime tee times at L.A.’s public golf courses and selling the reservations online, interviews and data show.

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Griffiths keeps most of the humiliations subtle, rather than sitcom large — say, having Herb wear Charles’ old tees, one of which is a McGwyer Mortimer tour shirt of his own face.

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Winger Kerolin was City's main attacking outlet for much of the European tie on Wednesday, causing problems down the right as she teed up Miedema's second.

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