teeoff
/ˈti ɔf/
verb
- To begin a round of golf by hitting the ball from the tee.
- It started raining just as they were about to tee off.
- The professional golfer teed off in front of a large crowd.
- We plan to tee off at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
- To start or begin something, especially a discussion or event.
- The festival tees off with a parade through the town.
- The conference will tee off with a keynote speech.
- Let's tee off the meeting with a quick update.
- To hit or strike someone or something forcefully (informal).
- The boxer teed off on his opponent with a series of punches.
- He teed off on the piñata until it broke open.
- The critics teed off on the movie, calling it a disaster.
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