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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 ²  (t)

n.

1. A small peg with a concave top for holding a golf ball for an initial drive.

2. The designated area of each golf hole from which a player makes his or her first stroke.

3. A device used to stand a football on end for a kickoff.

4. A shaft with a concave top attached to a flat base, used to hold the ball in T-ball.

tr.v. teed, tee·ing, tees

To place (a ball) on a tee. Often used with up.

Phrasal Verb:

tee off

1. To drive a golf ball from the tee.

2. Slang To start or begin: They teed off the fundraising campaign with a dinner.

3. Slang To make angry or disgusted: The impertinent remarks teed the speaker off.

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[Back-formation from obsolete Scots teaz (taken as a pl.)]

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tee

Noun

1. a support for a golf ball, usually a small wooden or plastic peg, used when teeing off

2. an area on a golf course from which the first stroke of a hole is made

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

See also tee off [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tee - the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they were waiting on the first tee" teeing ground golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"
	2.	tee - support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff football tee support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	3.	tee - a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground golf tee golf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golf nog, peg - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Verb	1.	tee - place on a tee; "tee golf balls" tee up 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 lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	tee - connect with a tee; "tee two pipes" connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

Translations

tee [tiː] n (GOLF) → tee m

tee [tiː] n (Golf) → tee m

tee [tiː] n (Golf) → Tee nt

tee off tee vi → (vom Tee) abschlagen

tee [tiː] n (GOLF) → tee m inv