- leadoff
- noun Date: circa 1886 1. a beginning or leading action 2. one that leads off • leadoff adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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leadoff — ☆ leadoff [lēd′ôf΄] n. the first in a series of actions, moves, etc. adj. Baseball designating the first batter in a lineup or of an INNING (sense 2a) … English World dictionary
leadoff — lead|off [ lid,ɔf ] adjective AMERICAN 1. ) a leadoff BATTER in baseball is the first player to take a turn at hitting the ball in an INNING: the best leadoff hitter in the league a ) done by a leadoff BATTER: a leadoff homer 2. ) happening or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leadoff — adjective Describing who or what begins something by leading the way. The leadoff batter began the inning with a double, setting a good example for the following players. (Common baseball usage.) … Wiktionary
Leadoff Cycle — [dt. »weiterführender Zyklus«] der, erster Zugriff während eines Burst Zyklus (Burst Modus). Während des Leadoff Cycles wird die vollständige Speicheradresse angelegt … Universal-Lexikon
Leadoff hitter — In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. It can also refer to any batter who bats first in an inning.trategyLeadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient on base… … Wikipedia
leadoff — /leed awf , of /, n. 1. an act that starts something; start; beginning. 2. Baseball. the player who is first in the batting order or who is first to bat for a team in an inning. [1890 95; n. use of v. phrase lead off] * * * … Universalium
leadoff — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence: beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, opening, origination, start. Informal: kickoff. See START … English dictionary for students
leadoff — n start, beginning, commencement, onset, outset, outbreak, dawn; initiation, actuation, instigation, creation, inception; institution, inauguration, introduction, constitution, establishment, origination, organization, foundation; All Inf.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
leadoff — lead•off [[t]ˈlidˌɔf, ˌɒf[/t]] n. 1) an act that starts something; start; beginning 2) spo of or denoting the first baseball player in the batting order or the first player to bat in an inning • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
leadoff — ˈlēˌd noun ( s) Etymology: lead off 1. : a beginning or leading action; specifically : a hit made in offense in boxing 2. : a player who leads off; especially … Useful english dictionary
