tee off
verb
teed off; teeing off; tees off
1
: to drive from a tee
3
: to hit hard
4
: to make an angry denunciation
—often used with on
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With Ireland’s Shane Lowry making up the threesome, the group was one of the first to tee off at 8:12 AM on that Sunday in 2020.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
This Image Is Part Of A Swing Sequence) Scottie Scheffler of the United States tees off on the fourth hole, frame 18 of 18, during day four of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 20, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Knight and Punk joined forces to tee off on Seth Rollins.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Play is scheduled to resume at 9:21 a.m. Thursday with Day and Harry Hall teeing off.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
This Image Is Part Of A Swing Sequence) Scottie Scheffler of the United States tees off on the fourth hole, frame 18 of 18, during day four of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 20, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Knight and Punk joined forces to tee off on Seth Rollins.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Play is scheduled to resume at 9:21 a.m. Thursday with Day and Harry Hall teeing off.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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