tee off

tee ¹  (t)

n.

1. The letter t.

2. Something shaped like a T.

3. Sports & Games A mark aimed at in certain games, such as curling or quoits.

Idiom:

to a tee

Perfectly; exactly: a plan that suits me to a tee.

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tee off

Verb

[teeing, teed] Golf to hit (the ball) from a tee at the start of a hole

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

tee off - strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"