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to tee

16 7.5

To put a ball on a peg before you hit it in golf

verb
/tiː/

: colocar la bola en el tee

The golfer carefully tees the ball to ensure she gets the best possible drive.
tee the ball
tee up the ball
players tee the ball

And is there, Let me just tee up the ball with that.

Examples

Before starting the game, it is important to tee the ball properly for a good shot.
As he bent to tee it up, Blaine Craig gave Park a knowing smile.

Fiction book (2001)
And is there, Let me just tee up the ball with that.

StarTalk
Everybody, we tee up at the same time.

Houseguest (1995)
And all you got to do is tee it high and let it fly

Predator 2 (1990)
We're just about to tee off now.

Caddyshack (1980)
We, uh, tee off in 15 minutes.

Mr. Destiny (1990)
We tee off in 10 minutes.

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
We tee off at noon.

High School Musical 2 (2007)
If you want to play golf with Tim, he will tee it up anywhere, anytime; just give him enough notice.

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Synonyms

to tee up

vsto tee

1 6.0

To put a golf ball on a tee before hitting it

uses a single-word verb to do the same action

Phrasal Verbs

to tee off

10 5.1

To hit a golf ball from a small peg at the start of a hole

to tee up

Informal

3 5.2

To get something ready for the next step

to tee up

1 6.0

To put a golf ball on a tee before hitting it

Compounds

tee shirt

7 1.0

A casual shirt with short sleeves that fits close to the body

golf tee

1 2.2

A short peg in the ground that holds a golf ball for the first shot on each hole

football tee

2.3

A small stand that holds a football upright for a kick

tee hinge

Specialized

8.5

A metal T shaped plate that joins a door or gate to its frame and lets it open

wind tee

Specialized

7.7

A T-shaped post at an airfield that shows wind direction to pilots

Surface Forms

tee infinitive

teed past

teed past participle

teeing present participle

tees third person singular

Etymology

Tee as a verb comes from the noun for the small peg: to tee the ball is to put it on the tee before you strike it. So when players say 'to tee up' they mean to set the ball ready to hit.