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Definition of 'tee'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
Something shaped like the letter (T). Found in compounds such as tee-shirt, tee-beam, tee-frame, tee-iron, tee-headed.
- angles and tees
T-shirt
See also
*
Derived terms
* teevee
Etymology 2
From (etyl) teen, from (etyl) .
Verb
(obsolete) To draw; lead.
(obsolete) To draw away; go; proceed.
Derived terms
* betee
* fortee
Related terms
* tow
* tug
* wanton
Etymology 3
First attested in the 17th century with the form teaz.
Noun
( en-noun)
(golf) A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
(golf|baseball) A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is hit.
(curling) The target area of a curling rink
The mark at which players aim in quoits.
Derived terms
* tee ball
* tee off
* tee on
* tee up
Verb
(d)
(golf) To place a ball on a tee
* {{quote-book|1909|Walter J. Travis|Practical Golf citation
|passage=If at any hole a competitor play his first stroke from outside the limits of the teeing-ground, he shall count that stroke, tee a ball, and play his second stroke from within these limits.}}
Synonyms
* tee up
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