- tee⇄adj. with a crosspiece on top; T-shaped.
- tee⇄expr. tee off on, (Slang.) to denounce or criticize.
Ex. ... ample room to tee off slyly on hipsterism (Oscar Cargill). - tee⇄expr. tee off,
a. to drive (a golf ball) from a tee.
Ex. A field of 134 will tee off tomorrow ... for the Professional Golfers Association championship (New York Times).
b. (Figurative.) to begin any series of actions.
Ex. He wi - tee⇄expr. tee up,
a. to set (a golf ball) on a tee.
b. (Especially British.) to tee off. - tee⇄expr. to a tee, to a T; exactly.
Ex. Politicians ... are calculating to a tee how to extract the maximum advantage (London Times). - tee⇄noun 1. a mark or place from which a player starts in playing each hole in golf, often slightly elevated.
2. a little mound of sand or dirt or an inch-high stand of wood or plastic, on which a golf ball is set for the first drive.
3. a devi - tee⇄noun 1. theletter ?T, t.
2. anything T-shaped, especially a pipe fitting with three openings, one at right angles to the other two.
3. T-bar. - tee⇄tee (1), noun, verb, teed,teeing.
- tee⇄tee (2), noun.
the mark or peg aimed at in curling, quoits, and other games. - tee⇄tee (3), noun, adjective.
- tee⇄tee (4), noun.
an umbrella-shaped decoration, usually gilded and hung with bells on top of pagodas, especially in Burma. Also, htee. - tee⇄v.t. to set (a golf ball) on a tee.