tee off
English
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Verb
edittee off (third-person singular simple present tees off, present participle teeing off, simple past and past participle teed off)
- (golf) To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee.
- I always check the wind direction before I tee off.
- (baseball, by extension) To hit the ball very hard, especially for a home run.
- Reyes teed off on a hanging curve to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.
- (idiomatic, transitive, slang) To irritate, vex, or annoy.
- Boy, do his jibes ever tee me off!
Translations
editgolf: to hit the first shot of a hole
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to irritate, vex, annoy
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