tee

//tiː//
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Visual representation of tee

Noun

teeSingular
teesPlural
1

A small peg with a concave top used to support a golf ball before the first stroke of each hole.

He placed the golf ball on the tee before his first swing.

2

The designated area on a golf course from which the first stroke of each hole is played.

The golfer placed his ball on the tee and prepared for his first shot.

Noun

teeSingular
teesPlural
1

The letter T or something shaped like the letter T.

The road forms a tee at the end of the street.

Verb

teeInfinitive
teesPresent tense
teedPast tense
teedPast participle
teeingPresent participle
teesThird-person singular
1

To place a golf ball on a tee in preparation for striking it.

He carefully teed the ball before his first swing.