teeoff
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole: In golf, a "teeoff" is the initial stroke played from the teeing area to begin play on a hole.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- His powerful teeoff landed the ball in the middle of the fairway.
- The tournament rules specify a strict schedule for each player's teeoff.
Advanced Usage
- "to have a teeoff time": to have a scheduled time to begin playing a hole, typically the first hole of a round.
- Our teeoff time is at 9:15 AM, so we should arrive at the course early.
Variants and Related Words
- Tee off (phrasal verb): To perform the act of hitting a golf ball from a tee.
- It's your turn to tee off.
- Tee (noun): The small peg used to support a golf ball for the initial stroke, or the area from which this stroke is played.
- Teeing ground (noun): The starting place for the hole to be played.
Synonyms
- Drive (noun): A long shot played from the tee, especially with a driver club. (Note: "Drive" is a specific type of tee shot.)
- Opening shot: The first stroke on a hole.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Tee off (on someone/something): (Idiomatic) To start talking about something angrily or to criticize someone strongly.
- The manager teed off on the team for their lack of effort. (This is a separate, idiomatic usage distinct from the golf term.)
Related Idioms
- To be off and running: To make a successful start. (This idiom is conceptually related to a good beginning, similar to a successful teeoff.)
- After a great teeoff, he was off and running toward a good score.
Noun
- the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole