Definition of tee Tee

/tiˈ/ - [tee] - tee

We found 20 definitions of tee from 5 different sources.

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What does tee mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: tees

tee - a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
  golf tee
  nog, peg a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
  golf equipment sports equipment used in playing golf
tee - the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they were waiting on the first tee"
  teeing ground
  land site, site physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
  golf course, links course course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf
tee - support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
  football tee

Verb

tees, teeing, teed  

tee - place on a tee; "tee golf balls"
  tee up
  position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
  golf, golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
tee - connect with a tee; "tee two pipes"
  link up, link, tie, connect form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • tee (Noun)
    Something shaped like the letter T. Found in compounds such as tee-shirt, tee-beam, tee-frame, tee-iron, tee-headed.
  • tee (Noun)
    T-shirt.
  • tee (Noun)
    A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
  • tee (Noun)
    A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a golf ball is hit on the first shot on a golf hole.
  • tee (Noun)
    The target area of a curling rink.
  • tee (Noun)
    The mark at which players aim in quoits.
  • tee (Verb)
    To draw; lead.
  • tee (Verb)
    To draw away ; go; proceed.
  • tee (Verb)
    To place a ball on a tee.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • tee (n.)
    The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits.
  • tee (n.)
    The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.
  • tee (n.)
    A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle with the line; -- so called because it resembles the letter T in shape.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary πŸ“•

  • tee
    tΔ“, n. a mark for quoits, curling-stones, &c.: (golf) the raised sand from which the ball is played at the commencement of each hole.β€”v.t. to place the golf-ball on this before striking off
  • tee
    tΔ“, n. a finial in the form of a conventionalised umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indo-Chinese countries

Part of speech

πŸ”€
  • tee, verb, present, 1st person singular of tee (infinitive).
  • tee, verb (infinitive).
  • tee, noun, singular of tees.
  • tee, adjective.

Pronunciation

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