- lead off
- Date: 1806 intransitive verb begin; also to come on or perform first transitive verb 1. to make a start on ; open 2. to bat first for a baseball team in (an inning)
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lead off — {v.} To begin; start; open. * /Richardson led off the inning with a double./ * /We always let Henry lead off./ * /Mr. Jones led off with the jack of diamonds./ * /When the teacher asked if the film helped them to understand, Phil led off by… … Dictionary of American idioms
lead off — {v.} To begin; start; open. * /Richardson led off the inning with a double./ * /We always let Henry lead off./ * /Mr. Jones led off with the jack of diamonds./ * /When the teacher asked if the film helped them to understand, Phil led off by… … Dictionary of American idioms
Lead off — In baseball, a lead off, or a lead for short, is the position a baserunner takes just prior to a pitch, a short distance away from the base he occupies. Lead off can also refer to that distance. A typical lead off is six to ten feet (two to three … Wikipedia
lead off — v. (D; intr.) ( to begin ) to lead off with (she led off with a lively song) * * * [ liːd ɒf] (D; intr.) ( to begin ) to lead off with (she led off with a lively song) … Combinatory dictionary
lead-off — /leed awf , of /, adj. leading off or beginning: the lead off item on the agenda. [1885 90; adj. use of v. phrase lead off] * * * … Universalium
lead off — 1. noun a) The first batter in the batting order. Jones has been the teams lead off hitter for three years. b) The first batter of an inning. The lead off hitter for the sixth inning is Jones. 2 … Wiktionary
lead-off — adj. Lead off is used with these nouns: ↑batter, ↑single, ↑spot, ↑track … Collocations dictionary
lead off to — phr verb Lead off to is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑corridor … Collocations dictionary
lead off from — phr verb Lead off from is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑corridor … Collocations dictionary
lead off — Synonyms and related words: antecede, break ground, break the ice, come before, come first, commence, create, embark, enter, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, have priority, head, head the table, head up, inaugurate, initiate, invent … Moby Thesaurus
To lead off — Lead Lead, v. i. 1. To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or pre[ e]minence; to be first or chief; used in most of the senses of lead, v. t. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
