tee off

verb

teed off; teeing off; tees off

intransitive verb

1
: to drive from a tee
2
3
: to hit hard
4
: to make an angry denunciation
often used with on

Examples of tee off in a Sentence

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The league’s championship tees off December 5-6th back at Grass Clippings at Rolling Hills. Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 Ben Griffin tees off on the fifteenth hole during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. CBS News, 25 May 2025 The Next Round June 4: Hops on the Fairway, the San Diego Brewers Guild’s 11th annual fundraiser, tees off at 10 a.m. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025 The orange-loving golfer has teed off in 11 events but has managed only three top-25 finishes so far. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tee off

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tee off was in 1895

Cite this Entry

“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

tee off

verb
1
: to hit a golf ball from a tee in starting play on a hole
2

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