tee

verb

teed; teeing

transitive verb

: to place (a ball) on a tee

—often used with up

Examples of tee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Passing on the Cadillac Championship to avoid playing three straight weeks and instead teeing it up at the Truist Championship the following week in the lead-in to the PGA Championship is a strategy no one can criticize. —Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

In addition to the work on the golf course, which includes improving bunkers and teeing areas as well as re-grassing, Jeffersonville in 2024 completed a new $12 million state-of-the-art clubhouse. —Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

Campbell, 33, is one of the 156 players teeing it up at Aronimink Golf Club for this week’s PGA Championship. —Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 12 May 2026

Conservatives on the Rules Committee ultimately allowed the measure to advance out of the committee late Tuesday, teeing it up for floor consideration. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1646, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tee

• ringer tee
• tee ball
• tee-hee
• tee off
• tee off on (someone or something)
• tee shirt
• tee shot
• tee time
• tee up
• to a tee
• wind tee

Rhymes for tee

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he

Kids Definition

tee

1 of 3 noun

ˈtē 

1

: the letter t

2

: something shaped like a capital T

3

informal : t-shirt

tee

2 of 3 noun

1

a

: a small peg on which a golf ball is set to be struck

b

: an adjustable post on which a ball is placed for batting (as in T-ball)

2

: the area from which a golf ball is struck in starting play on a hole

tee

3 of 3 verb

teed; teeing

: to place on a tee

teed up the ball