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tee [ tee ]


noun  (plural tees)
Definition:
 
1. golf peg: in golf, a small wooden or plastic peg with one pointed and one cupped end, inserted in the ground to hold a ball

2. golf starting area: an area on a golf course where play for a new hole begins

3. football rugby stand for football: a plastic device that supports a football or rugby ball on the ground in a position for kicking

4. baseball stand for baseball: a column with a cupped top on a stand that supports a baseball for a hitter in T-ball



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle teed, present participle tee·ing, 3rd person present singular tees)
Definition:
 
sports position ball: to place a ball on a tee ready for striking

[Late 17th century. Origin ?]

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