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Definitions for Tees

[1] a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
[2] the letter T or t.
[3] something shaped like a T , as a three-way joint used in fitting pipes together.
[4] T-bar.
[5] T-shirt.
[6] the mark aimed at in various games, as curling.
[7] having a crosspiece at the top; shaped like a T .
[8] Golf . Also called teeing ground. the starting place, usually a hard mound of earth, at the beginning of play for each hole. a small wooden, plastic, metal, or rubber peg from which the ball is driven, as in teeing off.
[9] Football . a device on which the ball may be placed to raise it off the ground preparatory to kicking.
[10] Golf . to place (the ball) on a tee.
[11] tee off , Golf . to strike the ball from a tee. Slang . to reprimand severely; scold: He teed off on his son for wrecking the car. Informal . to begin: They teed off the program with a medley of songs. Baseball , Softball . to make many runs and hits, especially extra-base hits: teeing off for six runs on eight hits, including three doubles and a home run. Baseball , Softball . to hit (a pitched ball) hard and far: He teed off on a fastball and drove it into the bleachers. Boxing . to strike with a powerful blow, especially to the head: He teed off on his opponent with an overhand right. Slang . to make angry, irritated, or disgusted: She was teed off because her dinner guests were late.
[12] a river in N England, rising in the N Pennines and flowing southeast and east to the North Sea at Middlesbrough. Length: 113 km (70 miles)
[13] a pipe fitting in the form of a letter T, used to join three pipes
[14] a metal section with a cross section in the form of a letter T, such as a rolled-steel joist
[15] any part or component shaped like a T
[16] Also called: teeing ground an area, often slightly elevated, from which the first stroke of a hole is made
[17] a support for a golf ball, usually a small wooden or plastic peg, used when teeing off or in long grass, etc
[18] (when intr, often foll by up ) to position (the ball) ready for striking, on or as if on a tee
[19] a mark used as a target in certain games such as curling and quoits

Origin of Tees

2First recorded in 1665–75; origin uncertain

Words that may be confused with Tees

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, teetea, tee

Word origin for Tees

C18: perhaps from T-shaped marks, which may have originally been used in curling